Undergraduate Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing required. - Sex and gender minority populations have historically been excluded from medical research and mistreated by medical providers. A deep connection exists between social, cultural, political, and religious beliefs which likely underlies the exclusion of sex and gender minority populations. The primary goals of this course are twofold. First, this course integrates previous knowledge about populations, health, and healthcare with additional knowledge about medically marginalized populations, particularly the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Second, this course aims to develop critical thinking skills through a range of exercises including reading, assessing, and discussing historical, primary and secondary source literature, as well as digital media related to medically marginalized communities and providing opportunity for peer-to-peer engagement related to the topics discussed each week. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Historical Consciousness.

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