Vision
Ensuring all LGBTQ+ patients are treated with the highest standard of care, empathy and dignity while having access to the best possible outcomes.
The AMA Foundation is reshaping the future of LGBTQ+ health through our National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program.
- Create a robust pipeline of LGBTQ+ health specialists who serve the health care needs of the LGBTQ+ community;
- Grow a network of culturally and clinically competent physicians in LGBTQ+ health who will force multipliers, serving as mentors and advocates in their communities;
- Serve as a convener, bringing together diverse stakeholders to improve health equity and close the gap in health disparities for LGBTQ+ people;
- Enhance medical education on LGBTQ+ health;
- Advance organizational change to transform health care systems to be LGBTQ+ inclusive and affirming; and,
- Develop support materials that increase site’s ability to develop, host and support LGBTQ+ fellowship programs nationwide.
The National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program convenes the LGBTQ+ Fellowship Workgroup Consortium which is comprised of both AMAF-funded and -unfunded academic institutions that train LGBTQ+ fellows. These sites include:
- UWMadison LGBTQ+ Health Fellowship (AMA Foundation currently funded site)
- The focus of this innovative fellowship is to integrate primary care and public health to optimize the health of LGBTQ+ and gender-expansive individuals and to advance LGBTQ+ health equity.
- Harvard Medical School-Fenway Health LGBTQIA+ Health Fellowship Program (AMA Foundation currently funded site)
- The LGBTQIA+ Health Fellowship Program equips primary care residency graduates with the skills needed to serve as influential physician leaders in the field of LGBTQIA+ health.
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center LGBTQ+ Healthcare Fellowship Program (AMA Foundation currently funded site)
- The objective of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s LGBTQ+ Healthcare Fellowship is to train future primary care physicians and individuals who may choose to focus their practice on LGBTQ+ health to be sensitive, comfortable, clinically knowledgeable and culturally competent in delivering health care to sexual and gender minority patient populations. Clinical excellence is the primary training objective.
- Mount Sinai LGBTQ+ Medicine Fellowship (AMA Foundation pilot site)
- As one of the few fellowship programs in the country focused on the care of LGBTQ+ patients, the LGBTQ+ Medicine Fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a 12-month fellowship. It takes a holistic approach that encompasses medical, non-medical and surgical training.
- UCLA LGBTQ+ Healthcare Fellowship
- As the first LGBTQ+ Healthcare Fellowship Program in the world, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has trained the next generation of LGBTQ+ specialists and physician leaders since 2019. Its mission is to equip primary care physicians with the skills to be sensitive, comfortable, clinically competent and culturally humble in delivering compassionate health care to sexual and gender minority patient populations. UCLA fellows have yearlong longitudinal clinical rotations in a variety of UCLA and affiliate clinical sites, with some flexibility in tailoring the experiences to the learning environment and career goals of the fellow.
National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program Elements
The consortium workgroup convenes leaders from fellowship sites across the country to make recommendations across institutions and develop knowledge sharing.
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Consortium Workgroup
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Medical Education
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Fellowship Sites
National LGBTQ+ Fellowship 2024 Objectives
Interested in learning more about the fellowship? Contact Jen Leininger Knipstein, AMA Foundation senior program officer, at jennifer.leiningerknipstein@ama-assn.org.
- Fellows: The National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program funds institutions that produce LGBTQ+ fellows who demonstrate excellence in LGBTQ+ health care.
- Milestone Implementation Toolkit: The workgroup consortium will draft a Milestone Implementation Toolkit that can be used as a turn-key solution for future LGBTQ+ fellowship sites.
- Fellowship Planning Guide: The LGBTQ+ fellowship will create a draft LGBTQ+ Fellowship Planning Guide that outlines fellowship design elements and best practices for fellowship host sites.
National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program Key Stakeholders
The fellowship is comprised of the LGBTQ+ commission, fellowship sites and consortium workgroup, and founding donors of the fellowship program.
National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Founding Donors
The National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program started with a dedicated group of 10 individuals who came together under the leadership of Dr. Joshua Cohen. These founding donors provided the seed investments to propel the program forward.
Gregory S. Blaschke, MD, MPH, FAAP Richard S. Frankenstein, MD, FACP
Matthew G. Brooker, DO Alan K. Klitzke, MD, FACNM, FACR
Joshua Cohen, MD, MPH, FAHS Mark J. Milstein, MD
Erick A. Eiting, MD, MPH John L. Pardee, IV
Jeffrey Fishberger, MD Risa M. Ravitz, MD
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