Recommendations for Enhancing the Climate for
LGBT Students & Employees in Health Professional Schools

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"GLMA is very pleased to offer health professional schools this much-requested resource. It offers expert advice to all institutions, regardless of their previous engagement with LGBT issues.”
–Hector Vargas, GLMA Executive Director


These comprehensive recommendations offer a wealth of resources for making any health professional school more equitable, inclusive and welcoming from an LGBTQ standpoint. Students, staff, faculty and others involved in health professions education will find the information they need to improve their climate to better support LGBTQ community members, promote general awareness of LGBTQ needs and provide LGBTQ equity.

In addition to making the case for an inclusive and welcoming climate for health professional schools and describing how institutional diversity initiatives can enhance LGBTQ equity and inclusion, the white paper:

• Offers specific recommendations for initiatives that can be easily implemented.
• Provides examples of small and large changes institutions can make.
• Includes best practices and tips to assuring fair and unbiased treatment of LGBT students and employees.
• Contains a bibliography divided by topic area for LGBT health issues and LGBT health education.