Experts Discuss Health Disparities in LGBTQIA+ Community

TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine’s FWMD LIVE chat celebrated Pride Month by holding a discussion on how better communication can reduce health disparities for the LGBTQIA+ community.

The guest panelists were  faculty members Chase Crossno, M.P.H., assistant artistic director and associate professor; and Lauren Mitchell, Ph.D., assistant professor and director of narrative medicine as well as Lori Cramer, co-founder of the SafeZone Initiative.

They discussed how important it is for physicians to be trained to be culturally competent to provide better care for the LGBTQIA+ community and why organizations such as the SafeZones Initiative can be instrumental in helping local communities and workplaces become more inclusive.

You can watch the full discussion below.

Here some links with more information on communications skills to help support the LGBTQIA+ community.

• Practice with Pronouns: https://www.practicewithpronouns.com/
• Watch a video of TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine medical student Lauren Moore talking about her experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GfQHHpF6_4
• Article on Intersectionality: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination?fbclid=IwAR0Sj8N8AGdvj0GzSsaXI-WhFSTIWghOIt6-fnb2svPSDEZHwM5V5AS3das
• More Info on Red: A Crayon’s Story: https://www.prindleinstitute.org/books/red-a-crayons-story/
• The Fenway Model: https://fenwayhealth.org/the-fenway-institute/
• Article on depathologization: https://publichealthreviews.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40985-020-0118-y?fbclid=IwAR0MJYXaODJNvG6EdPoaB5NbfwXgar7oiVEorV5ZAh0rKr5c0APtH6AMBfw