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Medical School targets LGBTQ applicants

Started by Shana A, October 25, 2011, 08:49:34 AM

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Shana A

October 25, 2011, 08:49:34 AM
Medical School targets LGBTQ applicants

By Mariana Lopez-Rosas
Staff Reporter
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/oct/25/medical-school-targets-lgbtq-applicants/

For the first time, the Yale School of Medicine is targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer applicants with its recruitment efforts.

Last month, the medical school released a LGBTQ-specific admissions brochure and plans to release this material in the official informational packets starting with next year's entering class. Joseph Rojas MED '11, who designed the pamphlets, said LGBTQ applicants often go to schools in major metropolitan areas rather than Ivy League institutions like Yale, and these brochures will attempt to combat this trend.

"It's a big step for our medical school to be doing this," Jorge Ramallo MED '13, who heads the school's Gay-Straight Medical Alliance, said. "It will put Yale on the map as a leader in LGBT health, just by making this simple step."
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