WVU SHAPE

WVU SHAPE SHAPE is WVU's student organization that aims to spread awareness to both medical students and the medical community of the concerns of the LGBTQ community

10/11/2020

Happy National Coming Out Day! May you never forget the freedom of finally being able to love and accept yourself for who you are, a beautifully diverse person with much to contribute to the world! ❤️

08/30/2020

To: WVU School of Medicine MSI and MSIIs
and interested MSIIIs and MSIVs.

From: P.S. Martin, MD
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Faculty Sponsor: Student Healthcare Alliance
for Promoting Equality (SHAPE)
[email protected]

Re: Re-establishing SHAPE during the COVID-19 era.

August 30, 2020

Dear School of Medicine Students,
Welcome back to the WVU School of Medicine! Clearly these have been trying times that have led to many roadblocks preventing us from carrying on our normal daily activities, let alone the ability to participate in community and student organizations. However, I strongly believe that the needs and missions of our student organizations continue and perhaps are even more important given today’s pandemic and political environment. For this reason, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the Student Healthcare Alliance for Promoting Equality (SHAPE).

Mission:
SHAPE is a multi-purpose student organization that aims to spread awareness to both students and the medical community at large of the unique concerns regarding the LGBTQA+ (le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, q***r, questioning, allies, asexual, and HIV positive) community from the perspectives of both LGBTQA+ physicians and patients. SHAPE also serves the purpose of providing a safe zone for LGBTQA+ individuals, a friendly and non-judgmental environment, encouragement and mentorship to peers, learning opportunities on issues concerning LGBTQA+ medicine, community outreach, activism, and opportunities to network with the community and future colleagues.

If you share some of these interests, are a part of the included community, or you just want to participate in activities that help SHAPE meet its mission, please join me for a brief organizational ZOOM meeting September 15, 2020 at 7 PM. To help facilitate the ZOOM meeting, I ask that if you are interested, please contact me at the above email and provide your email address? A ZOOM meeting invitation will be sent to you, once I have received your email address.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review this introduction. I hope that you will consider joining us for this great opportunity to serve our community and help others during such a trying time.

Respectfully,

P.S. Martin, MD, SHAPE Faculty Sponsor

11/05/2019

LGBTQ+ Health Week continues today with a talk from Alison Bass, author of Getting Screwed: S*x Workers and the Law. Come out at noon in Okey Pattenson HSC-N for some lunch and a great talk!

11/04/2019

Hey Everyone! A reminder that LGBTQ+ week starts today talking about Trans Health at noon in Okey Patterson, HSCN. Hope to see everyone there!

Learn how to make your space one that is inclusive to folks of all backgrounds! Attend a Safe Zone Training with the WVU...
10/14/2019

Learn how to make your space one that is inclusive to folks of all backgrounds! Attend a Safe Zone Training with the WVU LGBTQ Center:

Hey Folks! Just wanted to remind all of you about our LGBTQ+ Health week. We have some great talks lined up that highlig...
10/14/2019

Hey Folks! Just wanted to remind all of you about our LGBTQ+ Health week. We have some great talks lined up that highlight just how complex health is, especially considering aspects of identity, profession, spirituality, artistry. Please feel free to sign up using the QR below or the following link: https://forms.gle/S5FFV1cSJGZ1c14y5

Also check our our cute pin! They will be sold at every event for $8 (but students get a discounted price of $6).

Get Excited AND RSVP to LGBTQ+ Health Week Hosted by WVU SHAPE! Events will run from November 1- November 8 and focus on...
10/08/2019

Get Excited AND RSVP to LGBTQ+ Health Week Hosted by WVU SHAPE! Events will run from November 1- November 8 and focus on various LGBTQ+ health topics. Also make sure to get yourself a WVU SHAPE pin ($8; student discount $6) which will be sold at each event while supplies last! Proceeds will benefit a WV LGBTQ+ charity!

Let us not forget those that paved the way for us. Let us especially highlight black trans women, most notably Marsha "P...
06/28/2019

Let us not forget those that paved the way for us. Let us especially highlight black trans women, most notably Marsha "Pay it no mind" Johnson, not just for their actions on the days of the Stonewall Riots, but for their lifelong work of organizing and activism.

4 years ago today the United States made strides to become closer to worldwide equality for all.
06/26/2019

4 years ago today the United States made strides to become closer to worldwide equality for all.

04/27/2019

When organizers at Fairness West Virginia hosted events designed to teach communities about transgender people, they noticed a theme.

03/14/2019

Rainbow International and the LGBTQ+ Center invite you to an engaging presentation on the current state of LGBTQ+ issues in Russia.
When: Monday, March 18th
Where: Clark Hall, Room 320
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

We look forward to seeing you there!

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