Providing specific education and training for both faculty and students that includes the many dimensions of diversity represented in the patients we care for, including those who identify as LGBTQ+, will ensure that entry-level PTs are truly prepared to provide equitable care for all. The diversity of responses detailing the current approaches to these topics indicates that physical therapist education programs lack a standardized approach to developing and delivering this content. If the faculty member designated to teach the content leaves, the integration of content is often lost. Although there has been a documented increase in medical schools' inclusion of LGBT-related health education and training, there is yet to be a similar increase in physical therapist education programs. The information contained herein is not meant to be used to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease, or for prescribing any medication.

The survey, accessed through an anonymous link created with Google Forms, was addressed to the directors of physical therapist education programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). Disparities along the lines of sexual orientation and gender identity in the US are well documented. Literature addressing cultural competency related to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, and learning abilities in physical therapist education programs exists. Our findings suggest that a majority (89%) of the DPT program directors who responded to our survey recognize a need for greater than zero annual curricular hours focused on LGBTQ topics.Romanello 28 reviewed the published literature in the physical therapy field that touched on faculty threading cultural content into their existing course content rather than teaching a separate course on culture.

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