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

Rebeka StarinJan SkrzypczakBenedikt W. PelzerNicole Sitkin ZelinMichael T. SolotkeCaroline E ScottFrancesca TamburelliAykut UcarBeatriz Atienza-carbonellCristina Fogas

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CanadaSelf DisclosureStudents MedicalSocial Psychologymedia_common.quotation_subjecteducationMedizin050109 social psychologyEducationGender StudiesSexual and Gender Minorities03 medical and health sciencesPhysiciansPolitical scienceHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesComposition (language)General Psychologymedia_commonMedical education030505 public health05 social sciencesVisibility (geometry)HomosexualityGeneral MedicineUnited StatesSexual minorityHealth Facilities0305 other medical scienceInclusion (education)Diversity (politics)

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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,

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-07-19Journal of Homosexuality
https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2019.1621554