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Table 5 Reported extent of coverage of sex and gender content area versus awareness of specific sex- and gender-based health differences within content area

From: Sex and gender in medical education: a national student survey

Content area

Percent reporting “Moderate to Extensive” sex and gender coveragea

Question 11. “There are evidenced-based health differences between men and women in regard to the topics listed”

Percent reporting “Moderate to Extensive Coverage” and Answering “Yes” to question 11

Sig. (two-tailed)

Mean difference

Cardiology

64.0

Presenting symptoms of myocardial infarction

56.9

0.000

0.401

Rheumatology

64.1

Outcomes after low impact fractures in adults

47.5

0.000

0.370

Substance abuse

57.0

Narcotic addiction

29.7

0.000

0.672

Pharmacology

59.1

Dosing of zolpidem

13.1

0.000

0.591

  1. aQuestion 10. sex- and gender-specific content areas, “For each of the following topics discussed please indicate the extent to which your institution covers sex and gender differences in your curriculum”