Dr. Kline is the first-ever medical director for LGBTQIA+ health at Penn Medicine where he's also a professor.
PHILADELPHIA -- Penn Medicine has a new medical director for LGBTQIA+ health. The appointment is aimed at improving care and access.This newly created role highlights Penn's focus on decreasing health disparities that exist in the LGBTQIA+ community.'They aren't getting the preventative care they need,' Dr. Kevin Kline said.Dr. Kline is the first-ever medical director for LGBTQIA+ health at Penn Medicine, where he's also a professor.
Kline, who also treats patients, said some LGBTQIA+ patients avoid care because of discrimination they've faced in some health settings.'LGBTQ people have previously and historically been ignored, stigmatized and sometimes even harmed by health systems,' Gennady Vulakh said.Vulakh, a second-year medical student, applauds Penn for naming an LGBTQIA+ medical director.'We definitely get a lot more specific curriculum about how to be more sensitive in the community,' Vulakh said.
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