11. Diversity is Strength: Creating a Safer Environment at Juntendo University Hospital / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

Juntendo University Hospital (1051 beds) set up a working group focusing on SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) in May 2021. To date, more than 300 staff members play a rale as ally members in rarious hospital departments to promote a safer environment for patients of all SOGI. This initiative has been spreading to the medical school and other parts of the university to ensure a safer space for everyone. Providing hospital staff opportunities to meet with LGBTQs people in person at a SOGI seminar seems to bring a transformative impact on the participants.　Understanding a patient's background is imperative to provide better care for any patient. This article illustrates how we facilitate the process of enabling hospital staff to support patients with various SOGI.