Caring for the Transgender Patient: Grand Rounds Discussion From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

The term transgender refers to persons whose gender identity is different from that recorded at birth. Similar to other marginalized populations, transgender patients commonly experience discrimination in the health care setting, and they may not have access to medical professionals who can provide competent care. In addition to primary medical and preventive health care, transgender patients need access to gender-affirming interventions, including hormone therapy and surgeries.

Do writing and storytelling skill influence assessment of reflective ability in medical students' written reflections?

Background: Increasingly, students are asked to write reflections as part of their medical education, but some question the influence of other factors on the evaluation of these reflections. In this pilot study, the investigators determined whether scores from a validated rubric to measure reflective ability were affected by irrelevant variance resulting from writing or storytelling ability.

Method: Students in clerkships wrote reflections on professionalism.