Lead author: Patrick Clements
Submitted by: Janice Radway, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

In 2013 the AAP Committee on Adolescence published “Office-Based Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth”. This policy highlighted the importance of creating an inclusive environment for LGBTQ youth in the pediatrician's office, emphasizing patient confidentiality and the use of inclusive language. To help improve pediatric resident competency in these areas, this group from Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine created a clinical simulation where residents had to discuss sexuality with a teenage standardized patient. The purpose of this project was to assess the usefulness of simulation to teach these skills, and then identify resident educational gaps for further curriculum development.

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