Video Length: 22 minutes
Description:
In this video, Lee Jones, MD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, interviews Mitchell R. Lunn, MD, a Clinical Fellow in the Division of Nephrology, in the Department of Medicine, at the University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine. In this engaging conversation, they discuss: the definition of inclusiveness and the steps necessary for creating an inclusive environment, the importance of LGBT employee groups and LGBT student groups, common questions associated with inclusiveness, the importance of inclusive language, the best strategies for promoting inclusivity in institutional settings, common challenges faced in creating an inclusive institutional climate, and the impact of institutional climate in facilitating or hindering the ability of trainees to learn how to provide culturally competent care to patients who are LGBT and/or born with DSD.
Learning Objectives:
After viewing this video, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss the role of an inclusive institutional climate in academic medicine.
- Describe at least three challenges in creating an inclusive institutional climate.
- Discuss at least three strategies for creating an inclusive institutional climate.
- Describe the impact of institutional climate in facilitating or hindering the ability of trainees to learn how to provide culturally competent care to LGBT and DSD-affected patients.
Moderator:
Lee Jones, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of California Davis School of Medicine
Presenter:
Mitchell R. Lunn, MD
Clinical Fellow in the Division of Nephrology
Department of Medicine
University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine
Co-Director of the PRIDE Study
Resources:
- Implementing Curricular and Institutional Climate Changes to Improve Health Care for Individuals Who Are LGBT, Gender Nonconforming, or Born with DSD
- Recommendations for Enhancing the Climate for LGBT Students and Employees in Health Professional Schools: a GLMA White Paper.
- The Pride Study
Suggested Citation:
Association of American Medical Colleges. "Enhancing Institutional Culture and Climate for LGBT and DSD Populations with Mitchell Lunn." (November, 2015). AAMC Videos and Resources. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges. Available online at: /initiatives/diversity/449480/ecclunn.html