Gay, lbian and bisexual medil stunts report ls favorable perceptns of their learng environments, wh a lk to more burnout. Learn more.
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GAY, LBIAN AND BI MEDIL STUNTS REPORT WORSE EMOTNAL CLIMATE
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a gay MD/PhD program applint myself, I knew that I'd be mtg seven or. where I terviewed the same qutn: "I'm gay--what do [medil school name].
Now, as an out and very openly gay medil stunt here at Stanford, I am equently asked by LGBTQ-intifyg applints about beg "out" on medil school applitns. Current LGBTQ+ medil stunts (and not jt cisgenr gay men) who self-report that they feel supported and happy. In another study nducted at Stanford Universy School of Medice tled “Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Medil Stunt Experienc: “Out” Medil School and Perspectiv on Curricular Content, ” only five percent of medil stunts believed LGBT physicians were seen as equals.
DO MEDICE DISURAGE GAY DOCTORS?
Medil stunts who are gay, lbian or bisexual have ls favorable perceptns of their learng environment than those who are straight—and uld be lked to higher rat of burnout, acrdg to a study published JAMA Network Open. 3% as gay or lbian. “Both bisexual stunts and gay or lbian stunts reported ls favorable perceptns of their learng environments than heterosexual stunts, ” says the study, summarizg how the medil stunts sred their medil schools on a zero–20 “emotnal climate” sle which a higher sre meant a more posive perceptn.
Meanwhile, the study says, “bisexual and gay or lbian stunts were more likely to be the top quartile for burnout sr. Gay, lbian and bisexual stunts are more likely to experience burnout, the study says. Adjtg for learng environment, the study’s thors dited that the potential for gay, lbian and bisexual stunts to experience top-level burnout was creased by about 40%.
Sexual mori were fed as those intifyg as other than "straight/heterosexual, " cludg lbian, gay, bisexual, or qutng. 9% of the US populatn aged 18 to 29 years intifi as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenred (LGBT). Sexual inty ncealment was lowt among gay and lbian (14.