Teaching gender medicine can enhance the quality of healthcare

Am Heart J Plus. 2024 Jun 25:44:100418. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100418. eCollection 2024 Aug.

Abstract

Teaching gender and sex differences is fundamental in medical classes because it has a strong impact in reducing disparity in treatment, in defining effective and personalized therapies that respect the different physiology and pathophysiology of women. Furthermore, it is the prerequisite for the pharmacoequity.

Keywords: Gender; Pharmacoequity; Stress; Teaching.