Achieving diversity and inclusion in medical schools requires an action plan. One med school shares their approach that’s spurring creative solutions and ideas.

As a physician treating or preparing to treat lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients, you may wonder whether you’re saying or doing the right things. Physicians answer questions from peers.

More than 600 medical students from across the country formalized policy on health care issues affecting medical students and participated in various programming and networking events at the 2016 National Medical Student Meeting, held June 9-11 in Chicago.

Read highlights of what took place during the meeting of the Resident and Fellow Section during the 2016 AMA Annual meeting.

Illinois became the fourth state, alongside Washington, D.C., to ban the practice of ex-gay conversion therapy for minors.

New policy adopted at the World Medical Association’s (WMA) recent General Assembly meeting in Moscow addresses guidelines on transgender health care. The WMA emphasized that everyone has the right to determine their own gender and that gender incongruence is not in itself a mental disorder.

A New York Times editorial spotlighted the importance of improving access to transgender medical care. The piece notes the published a landmark resolution in 2008 that said barriers to transition-related care needed to be eliminated.

Interested in mentoring med students and residents? The AMA Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Advisory Committee is piloting a mentorship program during an upcoming AMA meeting. They seek physicians at all career levels to participate.

The Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Issues hosted a well-attended caucus and reception in conjunction with the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting. After the networking reception, Gregory Blaschke, MD, chair of the committee, provided a brief update about the committee's activities and work.

When we started the cancer center in Gallup, the heart of Native American country, we were committed to providing culturally appropriate care. However, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the need for cultural competence to reduce health care disparities.