Carl Streed, Jr. is an internal medicine physician.
“You’re superficial,” the dean of the curriculum explained to me as we sat in an empty lecture hall. I had just finished a lecture when he pulled me aside to share his assessment of my progress as a student. By this point in my second year of medical school, I had become more focused on the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer [LGBTQ] persons and communities, …
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created an unprecedented opportunity to improve the well-being and economic security of millions of Americans, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their families. Notably, health care reform has the potential to reduce and eliminate LGBT health disparities by improving access to quality, affordable health insurance coverage that connects LGBT individuals and communities with the care they need. However, this opportunity …
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