Attend the third annual 2025 LGBTQ+ Health Research Symposium hosted by OutMD, the queer student group at the University of Michigan Medical School.

This event is a half-day academic conference centered around research related to any aspect of LGBTQ+ health from policy, clinical care, and health disparities. Interested in learning more LGBTQ+ advocacy, a future career in caring for LGBTQ+ patients, or connecting with other researchers within Michigan and beyond? Come for an exciting day of speaker events and student poster presentations! Light breakfast and lunch will be provided. 

WHERE: Michigan League 2nd Floor, 911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

WHEN: September 20th 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

WHO: Open to all 

Schedule

8:30 AM: Doors open

9:00 AM: Opening keynote  - At the Crossroads: The State of LGBTQ+ Health Equity in 2025  - Anthony Williams

10:00 AM: Breakout Sessions - Angie Martell / Select Student Oral Presentations

• Medical & Legal Crossroads: When Medical Guidelines and Legal Environments Collide - Angie Martell

• Student Oral Presentations

  • Combating Social Isolation and Fostering Queer Joy - Emily Lerner, Michelle Tong, Grace Townley 

  • Hot Flashes, Cold Shoulders: The Hidden Social Drivers of Menopausal Rage in Lesbian Lives - Christa McCorie

  • Parental Testosterone Treatment Induces Multi-Generational Reproductive and Metabolic Effects in a Mouse Model of Transmasculine Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy - Robin Kruger

11:00 AM: Breakout Sessions - Kathyrn Brewster / Evan Lockhart

• Queer Life and Technology - Kathryn Brewster

• Creating Space: Art, Identity, and Patient Care - Evan Lockhart

12:00 PM: Closing Keynote and Lunch - What Now? Embracing Our Commitments to Public Health, Queer Care, and Racial Equity in an Era of Repression - Dr. Steven Thrasher

1:00 PM: Posters

Address: 911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Symposium will take place on the 2nd floor

Parking:

• Palmer Drive Parking Structure (6 min walk) - Free on Saturday

• M86 Parking Structure (8 min walk) - Free on Saturday

• N4 Thayer Structure (3 min walk) - Blue pass only on Saturday