Gender and Medical Education

Monash University's Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is the first in the world to commit to mainstreaming an evidence-based gender perspective throughout its new medical curriculum. To this end we do not limit discussion of gender to women’s health but through gender analysis of the entire curriculum development, assessment and clinical teaching process we systematically identify where the gender has an impact on health presentations, interventions and outcomes and include this in the curriculum.  Visitors are welcome to use information posted on this website with the appropriate citation to the authors.

Concepts About Gender and Medicine

• About the Gender and Medicine web site
• Sex and Gender
• When is it a sex difference?
• A Gender Perspective in Medicine
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Common Misunderstandings
• Gender-Blindness
• Gender Competence
• Gender Studies
• Gender Identity
• Gender and Medical Workforce Issues
• Link and Resources

Gender and Medical Curriculum at Monash

• History
• The New 5 Year Curriculum
• Gender Mainstreaming in the New Curriculum
• Postgraduate Education
• Faculty Training
• Mainstreaming Process Reports
• Special Events
• Publications
• People Involved