"Will I be able to be myself? Or will I be forced to lie all the time?": How Trans and Non-Binary Students Balance Professionalism, Authenticity, and Safety in Canadian Medical Programs.

Introduction: Promoting the inclusion of trans and non-binary (TNB) medical trainees is a key step in building an inclusive health workforce well-positioned to provide high-quality healthcare to all patients. Existing data on the experiences of TNB physicians and trainees describe widespread challenges related to prejudice and discrimination, with most trainees concealing their gender identity for fear of discrimination. We aimed to understand how TNB medical students have experienced professionalism and professional identity formation.

Transforming our relationship with the social determinants of health: a scoping review of social justice interventions in Canadian Medical Schools.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. : Physicians are in a powerful position to improve the health status of communities through mitigating disparities rooted in social inequities.

"Progress in Medicine Is Slower to Happen": Qualitative Insights Into How Trans and Gender Nonconforming Medical Students Navigate Cisnormative Medical Cultures at Canadian Training Programs.

Purpose: Trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people face significant health disparities compared with their cisgender (nontrans) counterparts. Physician-level factors play a role in these disparities, and increasing the participation of individuals from sexuality and gender minority (SGM) communities in medical training has been proposed as one way of addressing this issue; however, very little is known about the experiences of TGNC medical students. This study aimed to understand the experiences of TGNC medical students in Canada.

The experience of providing care to relatives with chronic mental illness.

Research on family caregivers of mentally ill relatives has historically focused on negative aspects of caregiving, often described as caregiver burden. The authors document caregivers' perspectives on both the negative and positive aspects of caregiving. A qualitative approach was used.