Internal Medicine Resident (PGY2) and OUTmed leader for Resident Recruitment, Dr. Daniel Arroyo-Ariza, presented a poster on “Enhancing LGBTQ+ Residency Recruitment at WashU Med” at 2024 Education Day hosted by the Academy of Educators.
OUTmed held their annual Meet & Greet event on October 10, 2024 where the WUSM LGBTQIA+ community and allies networked and celebrated their identities. A big thank you to Dean De Fer for hosting us!
OUTmed along with the WashU Spectrum Office returned as an Equality sponsor of St. Louis PrideFest 2024 held June 29-30 in downtown St. Louis. The theme for 2024 Pride St. Louis was “Unleash Your Pride”. OUTmed coordinated opportunities for WashU Med faculty, trainees, residents, students, staff, and allies to participate throughout the weekend. Volunteers helped to […]
On March 26, 2024, OUTmed hosted a Queer Mentoring Workshop where Dr. Anthony Dao led a discussion about the many different types of mentors, mentee/mentor roles, and mentoring for the LGBTQ+ community. This was a great opportunity to learn more about mentoring relationships and network with the LGBTQ+ community at Washington University.
OUTmed returned as an Equality sponsor of St. Louis PrideFest 2023 held June 24th and 25th in downtown St. Louis. The theme for 2023 Pride St. Louis was Diversity Creates Community. OUTmed coordinated opportunities for WashU Med faculty, trainees, residents, students, staff, and allies to participate throughout the weekend. Volunteers helped to staff a booth offering […]
On March 29. 2023 OUTmed hosted the Queer Mentoring 2.0 workshop which focused on various aspects of mentorship, how to get the most out of their OUTmentor mentorship groups, and how allies can best mentor LGBTQIA+ professionals. Special thanks to Dr. Tony Dao (OUTmed director) and Dr. Tom De Fer (Associate Dean for Medical Student Education […]
OUTMed hosted an OUTmentor workshop on the evening of October 5th. The evening consisted of roundtable discussions regarding LGBTQIA+ people in the work place, how to deal with microaggressions, intersectionality, spousal hires, and being out at work.
On March 30th, OUTmed, LGBTQ+med, and the Academy of Educators hosted the first-ever Queerer Mentoring Workshop. Over 35 faculty, fellows, residents, staff, and students attended from across the School of Medicine for this workshop and networking event.
Anthony Dao (he/him), MD, OUTmed director was featured on the Washington University School of Medicine Facebook page for Doctors Day after being nominated by a medical student.
Anthony Dao, MD has been appointed the new Director of the OUTmed program for the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. OUTmed began in 2017 as a forum for LGBTQIA+-identified faculty, trainees, employees and allies. Since its inception, we have successfully increased the visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community at the School of Medicine, […]
In an effort to shed light on the importance of incorporating LGBTQ+ health in medical curriculums and understanding the role that dermatologists play in caring for LGBTQ+ patients, Next Steps in Derm reached out to Dr. Kara Sternhell-Blackwell, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Director of LGBTQ Initiatives in Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. […]
The realization that it can be difficult for LGBTQ faculty, staff and students to connect, develop networking relationships and find mentors helped lead to the creation of OUTmed at the School of Medicine.