1846Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Am Surg. 2022 Dec;88(12):2796-2801. doi: 10.1177/00031348221101582. Epub 2022 May 10.
General Surgery residencies have been perceived as unwelcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) applicants. Historically, applicants have been reluctant to reveal their LGBTQ status when interviewing for residency positions and LGBTQ surgery residents are more likely to consider leaving their residency. Despite the increased acceptance in society and calls for diversity by governing bodies, there is a perception that the field of surgery is lagging behind. In this article, we summarize the recent literature concerning LGBTQ status in surgery residencies and the impact it has on students and trainees. We then review the recent calls to action to remedy the identified shortcomings. We then share what has been done by our surgery residency, which has been successful in recruiting LGBTQ-identifying residents and summarize recommendation for moving forward.
普通外科住院医师培训项目被认为对女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别和 queer（LGBTQ）申请者不友好。历史上，申请人在申请住院医师职位面试时不愿透露自己的 LGBTQ 身份，而且 LGBTQ 外科住院医师更有可能考虑离开他们的住院医师培训项目。尽管社会对多样性的接受程度有所提高，管理机构也呼吁多样性，但人们认为外科领域仍存在滞后。本文总结了最近关于外科住院医师培训项目中 LGBTQ 身份的文献以及其对学生和学员的影响。然后，我们回顾了最近为纠正已确定的缺陷而采取的行动呼吁。接下来，我们分享我们的外科住院医师培训项目所做的工作，该项目成功招募了认同 LGBTQ 的住院医师，并总结了推进工作的建议。
