Events & Advocacy

Tea with the new EBoard, socialize and plan the future event, Feb 2nd 2024 [Location TBD]

Intersex Health Discussion with Dr. Frances Grimstad, Jan 2024
Massachusetts Medical Society LGBTQ Fall Mixer, Sept 2023
Tie-Dye event with the Anti-Racism Working Group, June 2022
Queer Tea, the TBQA members join to socialize and enjoy some snacks
ActualiTEA in with MicroDEI, Queer in Science, how far we have come and how far we have yet to go, Apr 2022
Marching in the Boston Pride Parade with Tufts Medical Center
Spring 2018 BBQ – building community and celebrating the end of the school year!
Attending Fenway’s Resident and Medical Student Mixer to meet other local LGBTQI+ physicians and trainees, Mar 2018
Ice Skating with BQA at the Boston Commons Frog Pond, Feb 2018
Evening lecture on “Caring for LGBT Patients: A Case-Based Approach,” co-programmed with the Sharewood Sexual and Reproductive Health Group, for 70 students, Feb 2018
Evening lecture on “IPV and Sexual Violence in the LGBTQ Community,” co-programmed with the Family Medicine Interest Group, for 30 students, Fall 2017
Annual LGBT Boston Medical Student mixer with students from HMS and BMS
Annual welcome event in the fall for incoming students

Tips for Beginning to Incorporate LGBTQ-Inclusive Content into Medical Curricula, June 2018 presented to the MD Dean for Educational Affairs, MD Curriculum Committees, and Curriculum Redesign Task Forces
BQA Curriculum Recommendations, May 2018 presented to the MD Dean for Educational Affairs, MD Curriculum Committees, and Curriculum Redesign Task Forces
Presentation of efforts at the NMSQA (Northeast Medical Student Queer Alliance) Summit, Mar 2018
Intentional focus (2017-2018) on organizing student efforts and being aware of longitudinal changes in response to student activism
Involvement of BQA members in Admissions Lunches with interviewing students
BQA efforts in 2017 and 2018 resulted in the reworking and lecturer change of the 1st year Medical Interviewing Sexual History Lecture