A recent study published in JAMA Network Open revealed that lesbian, gay, and bisexual medical students are disproportionately likely to leave medical school compared to their heterosexual peers. The study analyzed data from 2014 to 2017, finding that the attrition rate for bisexual students was 4.2%, and for gay and lesbian students, it was 3.7%, compared to just 2.4% for non-LGB students. The findings suggest that discrimination within medical training environments could contribute to this disparity, especially for LGB Hispanic students, who faced the highest odds of attrition due to intersecting cultural pressures.
Although future studies need to examine the cause of these disparities in attrition, LGB students experience discrimination within medical training environments, which may lead to risk of attrition.
Both LGB and Hispanic students may encounter less supportive attitudes toward homosexuality, often more prevalent among recent immigrants or first-generation households, and traditional cultural values around notions of masculinity.
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