Table 2: Recommendations for medical schools and residency training programs*
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Clinical and simulated patient problems that include gay or lesbian identity as a normal part of humanity's range |
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Enhanced medical school and residency curricula in sexuality |
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Institution-sponsored support groups that recognize and allow for the stresses of being gay or lesbian during medical training |
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Explicit faculty role models and mentors for gay and lesbian physicians in training |
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Written, broadly distributed policies condemning discrimination against gay and lesbian persons with effective reporting and enforcement mechanisms |
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Practical institutional measures to address homophobia and heterosexism |
*These recommendations were generated by gay and lesbian medical students and residents during interview and focus group discussions of their training experiences. |
