Aims of the group
Belonging
- To enable LGBTQ+ staff and students to be themselves at work.
- To foster a sense of institutional belonging for LGBTQ+ staff and students.
- To facilitate networking of LGBTQ+ staff, students and allies.
- To run one event per term.
MBBS curriculum
- To integrate LGBTQ+ issues in curriculum in a normalising way.
- To prepare students to be inclusive doctors.
- To include LGBTQ+ specific content in each year of the MBBS curriculum.
Staff training
- To improve staff training on LGBTQ+ issues.
- To improve staff support of LGBTQ+ medical students.
- To raise awareness about harmful effects of LGBTQ+ micro-aggressions and thinking and behaving as if everyone is heterosexual / cis / gender-conforming.
Policy and practice
- To improve the collection of LGBTQ+ related data.
- To bring LGBTQ+ related data collection in line with GMC recommendations.
- To improve engagement with formal raising concerns processes.
LGBTQ+ Medics Network
LGBTQ+ Medics Network is a Network created by medical students for medical students. Its aim is to create a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ medical students at UCLMS.
Aims
- To foster a sense of belonging for LGBTQ+ medical students during their time at UCLMS.
- To organise inclusive social and educational events for LGBTQ+ medical students, LGBTQ+ staff and allies.
- To support LGBTQ+ medical students by signposting to appropriate welfare services where needed.
Find out about the LGBTQ+ subgroup members
Resources
- LGBTQ+ resources
- Welfare advice (PDF):
Action Plan
- Action Plan:
Recent News
- Medical Schools Council statement on Conversion therapy:
