Open AccessFinding the Perfect Doctor: Identifying Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender–Competent Physicians
Author(s) -
Joshua Khalili,
Lucinda B. Leung,
Allison Diamant
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302448
Subject(s) - lesbian , transgender , homosexuality , transgender person , male homosexuality , family medicine , psychology , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , men who have sex with men , psychoanalysis , syphilis
We assessed the existence of procedures and policies for identifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)-competent physicians at US academic faculty practices, and sought to identify physician training programs that enhance LGBT competency.