Free. Complimentary.

BNGAP’s LGBTQ+ Allies Trainings are educational programs designed to enhance professionals’ knowledge, skills, and confidence in providing inclusive, affirming care to LGBTQ+ patients.

Through evidence-based learning and practical guidance, the training's help participants better understand the unique health care needs and experiences of LGBTQ+ communities and navigate patient care with greater cultural competency.

The three (3) Allies Training modules we will share in February include: 

  1. Terminology
  2. Creating a Supportive Workplace
  3. Creating a Supportive Clinical Environment

Dates: February 3, 10, 17

First three Wednesdays in February - 1 hour each - 3pm ET (12pm PT / 2pm CT)

No fees. BNGAP LGBTQ+ Allies Training is complimentary.

 

What to expect:

  1. Register for Allies Trainings
  2. Sign into Zoom on training days

 

Register by February 1, 2027  |  Reach out with any questions.

Host    Nelson Sanchez

Dr. Nelson Sanchez

Dr. Sanchez, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM). He has published research on medical students’ attitudes and clinical experiences with LGBT patients, New York City transgender residents’ access to medical care and hormone therapies, and LGBT health professionals’ perspectives on academic careers.   

Since joining WCM and MSKCC, Nelson spearheaded the LGBT Allies Training Workshops, leads WCM’s LGBT+ Steering Committee and Co-Chairs the Annual National LGBT Health Workforce Conference (created in 2013). He is also Vice-President of Building the Next Generations of Academic Physicians Initiative (BNGAP), a nonprofit that supports diverse trainee interest in academic medicine careers.

Speakers

Jay Behel

Associate Dean of Medical Student Affairs
RUSH Medical College

Patrick Herron

Clinical Ethicist and Associate Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine
Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics

Gwen Quinn

Professor, Department of Population Health
NYU Langone
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