‘Poorly relaxed women’: A situational analysis of pelvic examination learning materials for medical students

Abstract

I. Historical Review………………………………………………………. p. a. The invention of the speculum: Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsey…… p. b. Sex workers, 'models,' and marginalized groups………………. p. c. The introduction of the anesthetized PE………………………... p. d. 'Our bodies, ourselves:' Gynaecological teaching associates…... p. II. Contemporary Review…………………………………………………. p. a. Patients' experiences of the PE…………………………………. p. b. Medical student perspectives on the PE……………………….... p. c. Medical school culture and #MeTooPelvic……………………... p. d. Medical education curricula…………………………………….. p. e. Screening guidelines and DIY cervical swabs………………….. p. f. Patient-centred improvements…………………………………... p.

The pelvic exam as bellwether for patient‐led care in the curriculum

“…Sarah Towles' article, ‘Poorly relaxed women’, 1 offers a compelling analysis of pelvic exam learning materials for medical students. In doing so, it highlights an overdue opportunity we have as educators to address the hidden curriculum of lip‐service paid to patient‐centred care (PCC) that we find in our formal curriculum.…”