Takeaway
“I wear a Pride flag pin in the Peds ICU. I didn’t know it would be the thing that made teenage patients start opening up to me when they wouldn’t look at me before they saw it. But it is.”-Dr. Jillian Bybee
Connecting with Patients | June 2, 2023 | <1 min read
Highlights
I wear a Pride flag pin in the Peds ICU. I didn’t know it would be the thing that made teenage patients start opening up to me when they wouldn’t look at me before they saw it. But it is. They tell me they love it. And I hope it affirms their humanity and my commitment to them.
Dr. Jillian Bybee
Our team created a response framework and communication training for moving from bystanders to upstanders when our colleagues face discrimination in healthcare settings. We hope it helps create an institutional culture of belonging and inclusion.
Dr. Jared Rubenstein, Texas Children's Hospital
By caring (as a physician, friend, colleague) for everyone with the same respect and generosity every human being deserves regardless of sex, gender, race, country of origin, or religion.
Dr. Aline Charabaty, Johns Hopkins Medicine
By remembering that that I can’t walk in your shoes, but I can respect them, and the brave ones that I saw die years ago.
Dr. Eric Last, Northwell Health, New York
I wear a rainbow Pride stethoscope. I hope it helps my patients feel welcome and included to be completely themselves.
@Readiatrician
Asking them about their life, their support circle, their preferred form of address, and recognizing that sexual health and identity are parts of our overall wellness and being.
Dr. Ankita Sagar
Check my assumptions at the door best I can, and wear a rainbow lanyard holder and a beautiful pin a resident gave me once.