Gay Doctors Ireland
Encyclopedia
Gay Doctors Ireland is an organisation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) physicians and medical students in Ireland
. It was founded in 2010 as Ireland's first association for LGBT doctors.
featured Doctor Jesse Ehrenfeld
of Harvard University
.
controversial ban on gay men donating blood. In September 2011, GDI criticised Deputy Brian Walsh's efforts to deny surgery
to transgender patients.
In April 2011, GDI announced an annual LGBT Health Research Bursary for medical students, the first of its kind in Ireland.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It was founded in 2010 as Ireland's first association for LGBT doctors.
Purpose
GDI is an educational, professional and social support network for LGBT doctors and medical students. The group's inaugural annual general meetingAnnual general meeting
An annual general meeting is a meeting that official bodies, and associations involving the public , are often required by law to hold...
featured Doctor Jesse Ehrenfeld
Jesse Ehrenfeld
Jesse Menachem Ehrenfeld is an American physician. Ehrenfeld is the Vice Speaker of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and is the youngest officer in the 228 year history of the organization. He is also a former Vice-President of the Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists...
of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Activities
Among the issues addressed by the group is the Irish Blood Transfusion ServiceIrish Blood Transfusion Service
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service , or Seirbhís Fuilaistriúcháin na hÉireann in Irish, was established in the Republic of Ireland as the Blood Transfusion Service Board by the Blood Transfusion Service Board Order, 1965, it took its current name in April 2000 by Statutory Instrument issued by...
controversial ban on gay men donating blood. In September 2011, GDI criticised Deputy Brian Walsh's efforts to deny surgery
Sex reassignment surgery
Sex reassignment surgery is a term for the surgical procedures by which a person's physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble...
to transgender patients.
In April 2011, GDI announced an annual LGBT Health Research Bursary for medical students, the first of its kind in Ireland.
See also
- List of LGBT medical organizations
- Gay and Lesbian Medical AssociationGay and Lesbian Medical AssociationThe Gay and Lesbian Medical Association works to ensure equality in health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and health care professionals...