UNE College of Pharmacy hosts fourth annual LGBT Health Disparities presentation

On October 14, 2016, all third-year students at the UNE College of Pharmacy attended a talk on “LGBT Health Disparities: Social Determinants and the Legacy of Stigma.” Presented by Benoit Dubé, M.D., Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, the symposium focused on the specific healthcare needs of LGBT youth and adults.

As noted by Dubé, LGBT patients form an ‘invisible minority.’ This invisibility creates a special challenge for healthcare providers, as many of their medical needs are undiagnosed and untreated. Through the symposium, Dubé demonstrated the human consequences of ignoring LGBT health issues, while providing ways that the students can be better, more knowledgeable healthcare providers to this community.

Students attending the presentation said that this was “perhaps the most important three hours spent while attending the College of Pharmacy,” as it deepened their insight into ways that they as healthcare providers can provide compassionate, patient-focused care. 

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