Sexual Attitudes of Medical Students: Some Implications for Medical Education
SHERWYN M. WOODS M.D.1, and
JOSEPH NATTERSON M.D.2
1 Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Graduate Education in Psychiatry, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90033, and NIMH Career Teacher under Public Health Service grant MH-8447 from the National Institute of Mental Health
2 Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, University of Southern California School of Medicine
A study of senior medical students indicated that nearly half experienced anxiety or conflict in at least one category of sexual behavior This anxiety, combined with a lack of knowledge, resulted in a sense of inadequacy about their ability to treat the sexual problems of their patients in a medical practice. The authors recommend small group seminars as the most appropriate method for sex education of medical students.
