Events

Upcoming OUTmed Events

OUTmed Ongoing Programming General Meetings –
For Department of Medicine, Dr. Dao hosts a 1-hour LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Workshop that is modifiable to your needs. Please email Jennifer Mosher (mosherj@wustl.edu) to schedule.

Topics include: 

  • Understand the definitions of diversity, equity, access, and inclusion, and apply these definitions to how inclusion affects diversity, equity, and access 
  • Brainstorm ways to promote inclusion in your department 
  • Understand the importance of using correct pronouns; practice using nonbinary pronouns and how to respond after misgendering someone 
  • Practice using patient centered language 
  • Review strategies on how to make the workplace more LGBTQIA+ friendly 
  • Recruitment, Retention, and Promotion 
  • Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity data 
  • Reviewing LGBTQIA+ Healthcare disparities
Previous Events

OUTmed General Meetings

OUTmed Past Events and Programming

  • OUTmed Welcome Event –
    Wednesday, October 19, 2022
    All faculty, trainees (fellows, residents, graduate students, and undergraduate medical students), and staff were invited for a networking event of getting to know out faculty and School of Medicine allies. 
  • OUTmentor Workshop – 
    Wednesday, October 5, 2022
    5:30-7:30pm
    OUTmed held a night of round table discussions where queer faculty lead discussions regarding LGBTQIA+ people in the workplace, like how to deal with microaggressions, intersectionality, spousal hires, and being “out” at work.  
  • Tower Grove Pride
    September 24, 2022 – Partnered with LGBTQ+med
  • SQHS Night at Steve’s Hotdogs
    Tuesday, September 27, 2022.  Fundraiser for the St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline.  A portion of dine-in and carryout sales were donated to SQSH. 
  • “Queerer” Mentorship Workshop
    Facilitated by Dr. Noor Riaz, and Dr. Snehal Shah
    Wednesday, March 30th, 2022, 5-7pm
    Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
    Workshop focused on various aspects of mentorship, how to get the most out of your OUTmentor mentorship groups, and how allies can best mentor LGBTQIA+  professionals.
    Hosted by OUTmed, LGBTQ+med, Office of Diversity Programs, and Academy of Educators

LGBTQ+med Events: LGBTQ+ Health Week

  • How to Survive a Plague (Documentary about the early years of the AIDS epidemic)
    Friday, April 1, 2022
    5:00pm
    Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Room 301

The following are from 12:00-1:00pm and are open events to the School of Medicine and do not require registration.

  • “HIV/AIDS History & Sexual Health” – Lunch talk
    Dr. Joseph Cherabie
    Holden Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
    Tuesday, April 5, 2022
    12:00-1:00pm
  • “LGBTQIA+ Mental Health and Experiences” – Lunch talk
    Dr. Andrea Giedinghagen
    Moore Auditorium
    Thursday, April 7, 2022
    12:00-1:00pm
  • “Introducing Gender-Affirming Care and Transgender Care” – Lunch talk
    Dr. Thomas Baranski
    Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center|
    Friday, April 8, 2022
    12:00-1:00pm

Note: Students in the School of Medicine will have the option to register for food, details to come. Please email Dom Moog (d.moog@wustl.edu) with additional questions for these events.

Events Around Campus

  • Exploring Sensuality to Embrace the Erotic: Learning New Ways to Be Creative by Designing Rituals for Sexual Exploration
    Workshop facilitated by De-Andrea Blaylock-Solar
    Danforth Campus
    Seigle Hall, Room 206
    Thursday, March 24th, 2022, 5:30pm
    Hosted by Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Habif Health and Wellness Center, Brown School
  • Trans Day of Visibility Documentary Viewing & Discussion
    Seigle Hall Room 304
    Thursday, March 31st, 2022
    6:00pm
    Hosted by Center for Diversity and Inclusion
  • William and Pudge Landau Lecture: Testosterone and Human Gender Development
    Melissa Hines, PhD
    Followed by:
    Neuroscience & Society Colloquium: Sex and Gender Development in Research and Healthcare
    Panelists: Amy Cislo, PhD; Melissa Hines, PhD; Christopher Lewis, MD; Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD
    Wednesday, April 6, 2022,
    11:00am-1:00pm
    Online – Zoom