Sneha
Chaturvedi
Medical Student Chair
American Medical Women's Association
Sex and Gender Health Collaborative
Sneha Chaturvedi is a MD/PhD student at Washington University School of Medicine and medical student chair of the Sex and Gender Health Collaborative of the American Medical Women's Association. She is currently pursuing her PhD in neuroscience in the lab of Joseph Dougherty, PhD, with a focus on the sex differences of autism.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Fewer than 20% of medical schools have incorporated a sex and gender-based health education (SGHE) curriculum that goes beyond the scope of traditional ObGyn. (Jenkins et al. 2016). 94% of medical students acknowledge that understanding SGBM enhances patient management, but only 25% feel adequately prepared to address sex and gender differences in their practice. To address this gap, the Sex and Gender Health Collaborative (SGHC) of the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) launched a National Student Sex and Gender Education Initiative.…