In this episode, Donna talks with Dr. Mark Schuster about his experience being a gay clinician and the challenges LGBTQ+ clinicians face in both medical schools as students and healthcare organizations as employees. Dr. Schuster also shares what he and his colleagues are doing to support the well-being of LGBTQ+ medical students and improve the care of LGBTQ+ patients. 

During this episode, you will learn about:

• Dr. Schuster’s powerful essay on being gay in medicine
• Unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ clinicians
• Strategies to support medical student well-being, including those in the LGBTQ+ community 
• The integration of LGBTQ+ focused curricula in medical schools
• The importance of the language we use and why we must never make assumptions 

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Music and lyrics: Nancy Burger and Scott Weber.