I understand that I'm just stating that there could be people on any schools committee that are opiniated on this topic, positively and negatively
Does anyone do this?
Does the secondary have a box to check or a pull down menu to select from to indicate that one is LGBT? I do know of at least one school that does but I'd prefer not to name it. Let's see what people observe as they receive secondaries in the weeks ahead.
Northwestern does it too.
Sleep well the night before MCAT. Concentration and alertness during the test help your accuracy and speed a lot.
The primary essay is sent to all schools. Secondary is school-specific and only seen by that school. With secondaries you can choose which schools you want to be out to.
Because you don't have a whole lot of space in your PS and, barring some very unique circumstances, your sexuality isn't something that your statement should revolve around. You're trying to craft a narrative, with a solid beginning, middle, end, and cliffhanger that makes them want to take you into their school so they can continue the story. Sexual orientation can fit in there, but for most you're subtracting space that could be better used talking about achievements and the like. Again, YMMV, as some people might have life-defining events that have stemmed from their orientation, or they might be very involved in the LGBTQ community. But for the average person that just happens to have a non-heterosexual sexuality, it just isn't a big enough deal to bring up in that precious space.
This was very helpful. Thank youTo OP,
I found this online, it's a directory to help us gauge how medical school and residency program rate in LGBTQ friendliness. Hope it helps
amsa.org/gender/ programreviews.cfm
An applicant who is URM may get some extra consideration given the small size of the pool of qualified applicants and the desire to have at least a small proportion of the class (10-20%) be URM. I would not expect a LGBT/URM to get more consideration that a straight URM.
This is the same thread where someone didn't know what LGBT stood for.... I can't even be surprised anymore
Schools likely already have fair amounts of homosexual students. They do not need to "actively recruit them." Tons of prospective and current physicians are homosexuals. These physicians come from all sorts of backgrounds: low income, high income and everything in between. I can understand why schools attempt to diverse their classes by accepting URM's, as these individuals are likely to practice medicine in areas in which they may have came from (specifically low income areas that need docs).
This makes no sense. You listed tons of psychological issues that LGBT individuals may or may not have. What does this have to do with medical school admissions? Would gay individuals prefer to seek psychiatric help from only gay psychiatrists?
Coming out to a physician is difficult, especially for teens. Having an openly LGBTQ physician would help quell any fears they might have about being judged
And why should they not be judged?
Because being LGBTQ isn't wrong or something to be judged for. As a teen I was worried that if I told my docs they would send me to one of those places that try to make you not gay.
We're judged for things all the time. Heck, we judge people all the time in USMLEWorld questions: "African-American male" (sickle cell), "Male who has sex with male" (Giardia, HIV, AIDS, etc.), "African-American female" (sarcoid), "IV drug abuser" (bacterial endocarditis), eating food with mayonnaise at picnics (staph aureus), etc.
Why is it so hard to find a nice dermatologist these days
That's not judging, that's stating facts.
No it's not "stating facts". African-American females can come in for colds too.
