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Article: Medical School Sexual Health Curriculum and Training in the United States

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Journal of the National Medical Association
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September 1, 2008
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Financial support: This article was supported by Cooperative Agreement #H75CCH623794-01 from the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC, the Department of Health and Human Services or the U.S. government. The study was approved by the Sterling Institutional review board, Atlanta, GA.

Background: With 19 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) annually and poor screening and counseling by physicians, there is a need to improve medical training in sexual health topics in the United States.

Purpose: To assess medical school sexual health curricula ...

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