An Analysis of the Presence and Composition of OutLists at United States, Canadian, and European Medical Institutions

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ID7850719
AuthorsNicole S Zelin (0000-0002-8212-3981, Stanford Medicine, corresponding author), Michael T Solotke (0000-0002-6971-3661, Yale University), Carter Scott (0000-0003-3664-2067, Tulane University), Caroline E Scott (Tulane University), Beatriz Atienza-Carbonell (0000-0002-9286-3676, Medical School, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain), Cristina Fogas (European Medical Students’ Association, Brussels, Belgium), Cristina Rebeca Fogas (Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Jan Skrzypczak (European Medical Students’ Association, Brussels, Belgium), Rebeka Starin (European Medical Students’ Association, Brussels, Belgium), Francesca Tamburelli (European Medical Students’ Association, Brussels, Belgium), Aykut Ucar (European Medical Students’ Association, Brussels, Belgium), Benedikt W Pelzer (0000-0002-1892-3650, European Medical Students’ Association, Brussels, Belgium)
Year2020
Volume67
Issue14
Pages1999-2013
Publication date2020-12-05
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2019.1621554
PMID31318322
OpenAlexW2962802988
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited43

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) medical students and physicians are exposed to bias in professional contexts. One strategy for promoting SGM visibility and inclusion within medicine is the development of institutional OutLists, which are online, opt-in lists of SGM-identified individuals affiliated with an academic institution. We present the first quantitative evaluation of publicly accessible OutLists at medical institutions in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Nineteen OutLists were identified in the United States; no OutLists were identified in other countries. All OutLists in the United States were identified at allopathic institutions with no institutional religious affiliation. Clinicians in high-prestige specialties and more senior clinicians were underrepresented on OutLists. A state-level measure of SGM equality predicted presence of OutLists within the state (odds ratio 1.429, p = .047) but was not associated with the total number of individuals on OutLists. Future research would benefit from incorporating qualitative methodologies to explore the effectiveness of OutLists and the individual experiences of participants in these lists

Composition (language · Political science · Ethics in Clinical Research · Healthcare Systems and Technology · Medicine · Psychology · Social Media in Health Education

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