LGBT Health Care Advocacy in Academic Medicine

In this video, Kristen L. Eckstrand, MD, PhD, Co-Chair, of the AAMC Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development, interviews Carl G. Streed, MD and Ed Callahan, PhD, on the opportunities available for members of the academic medicine community to engage in LGBT health care advocacy at the institutional, local, and national levels. During this conversation, they discuss the need for explicit action in order to address the historic silence around LGBT health in academic medicine, how taking action can help mitigate health disparities faced by sexual and gender minorities, and how residency programs can collaborate to advocate for improved health care for our nation's diverse population.

Learning Objectives:
After viewing this video, the learner will be able to:
• Identify at least three opportunities for student, resident, and faculty involvement in LGBT health education and advocacy
• Distinguish between strategic approaches to LGBT health education and advocacy inclusion across levels of health professional training
• Develop a plan to support student, resident, and faculty involvement in LGBT health education and advocacy at the learner’s institution

Presenters:
Ed Callahan, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Personnel and
Professor of Family Medicine
University of California Davis School of Medicine

Kristen L. Eckstrand, MD, PhD
PGY1 Resident, University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry
Associate Editor, MedEdPORTAL Differences of Sex Development Health Collection
Co-Chair, AAMC Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development
Founding Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program for LGBTI Health

Carl G. Streed, Jr., MD
Internal Medicine House Staff
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Resources:
• AAMC Holistic Review Initiative
• AAMC Unconscious Bias Training for the Health Professions
• Implementing Curricular and Institutional Climate Changes to Improve Health Care for Individuals Who Are LGBT, Gender Nonconforming, or Born with DSD: a Resource for Medical Educators. 2014.
• AMSA Gender and Sexuality Committee
• AMA LGBT Advisory Committee
• GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality
• LGBT Health Workforce Conference
• SNMA Health Policy & Advocacy Initiative