November 2, 2011

Present: Emelia Benjamin, Peter Cahn, Doug Hughes, Liz Klings, Sharon Levine, Matt Russell, Jenny Siegel

Topic	Discussion	Action
Announcements	Doug Hughes will present at AAMC BU LGBT group won award in Pride parade Josh Safer’s October 7 Medical Grand Rounds on transgender therapy BU Works not friendly for same-sex spouses	Peter Cahn will ask for evaluations of Josh Safer’s talk Peter Cahn will ask Diane Holmes about BU Works.
Social gathering	Informal, community building event Potluck at Doug Hughes’s house on Sunday, February 12, 2012	Peter Cahn will send save the date invitations to participants from last year’s dinner. He will submit invitation to LGBT faculty and allies through Corporate Communications.
Resident needs assessment	Invite LGBT internal medicine residents to focus group. Develop questions for needs assessment survey. Wednesday, November 30 at 5:30 p.m. in Geriatrics Conference Room	Emelia Benjamin will ask Program Director for permission. Dan Oates will craft invitation and send through Chief Residents. Jenny Siegel will help develop focus group questions.

Peter Cahn’s blog

Stuck in the Middle June 12, 2012
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Women PhDs and the Pipeline May 25, 2012
Why women doctoral students are shunning academia. […]
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How to pose a question to a speaker. […]