LGBT People in Medicine

UC Davis School of Medicine

 

An organization of medical students at the UC Davis School of Medicine who share an interest in social and healthcare issues relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.

 

Kara Toles, Head Organizer. katoles@ucdavis.edu

 

Conor Schaye Past Co-Director cdschaye@ucdavis.edu

Nova Szoka Past Co-Director nlszoka@ucdavis.edu

Ari Zadel Past Co-Director aazadel@ucdavis.edu

 

 

Faculty Mentors

 

 

Darin Latimore, MD

Director, Medical Student Diversity

darin.latimore@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

Jesse Joad, M.D.

PAST Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity (retired November 2009)

jesse.joad@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

Staying In Touch

• If you would like to join the LGBT People in Medicine listserv, please email the listserv owner at katoles@ucdavis.edu requesting to be added. 

 

UCDMC LGBT Healthcare Opportunities

• We have a list of LGBT Faculty Mentors; please contact a co-director if you are interested in meeting with or becoming a mentor.

• CARES Clinic – A UCDMC clinic dedicated to providing comprehensive care to HIV positive individuals in Sacramento. Concentrating on services and education via its outpatient clinic, CARES contributes to the improved length and quality of life for those infected, through providing medical care, mental health counseling, health education, substance abuse counseling, case management and related social services. By providing all aspects of physical care, mental health and social services in one location, CARES is able to provide clients a thorough and fully coordinated plan of care. www.caresclinic.org

 

Sacramento LGBT Resource List

 

Lambda Community Center

http://www.saccenter.org

The Lambda Community Fund opened the Lambda Community Center in August of 1986. The Center has served as a focal point for the LGBTQI community ever since. The center offers a variety of activities and discussion groups for Sacramento’s queer community.

 

Lavender Library

http://www.lavenderlibrary.org/

The Lavender Library loans books, periodicals, videos and tapes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender interest to members, collects items that preserve the LGBT experience in the Sacramento area and sponsor lectures, exhibits and cultural events for the community. The first Friday of every month from 6-8 pm, the Lamba Library hosts Femme Fridays, a fun, social event geared towards femmes and femme power.

 

Cafés, Bars, Clubs

 

Butch N’ Nellies Coffee Co.

1827 I Street Map

Sacramento, CA 95816

Phone: (916) 443-6133

A lesbian-owned café in the heart of midtown that is Sacramento’s best lesbian/gay café. Good coffee, great paninis, free Wi-fi, and a little back room that’s perfect for studying.

 

 

Nightlife (please also see the nightlife section of this Wiki)

Most of the gay bars and clubs in sacramento are concentrated on K street between 20th and 21st. Faces and Badlands are the most popular.

 

Faces

www.faces.net/club.asp

2000 K St

Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 448-7798

 

Dance club that has three dance floors and a mixed crowd (gay, lesbian, straight, etc.) They also have a pool. $5-10 cover depending on when you show up.

 

Badlands

2003 K Street –

Sacramento, CA 95814

916.448.8790

www.sacbadlands.com

 

Badlands is a newly opened gay club. Smaller than Faces, more popular with the boys. $5 cover.

 

Club 21 www.club21sacramento.com/

Depot www.thedepot.net/home/index.htm

 

Website resources

 

UC Davis LGBT center http://lgbtcenter.ucdavis.edu/

Lamda Center www.saccenter.org/

Out Sacramento www.outsacramento.com/

Gay Sacramento www.geocities.com/gaysacramento/index.html

Sacramento Lesbian Health Resource Guide www.saclesbianhealth.com/

Sacramento Gender Association www.transgender.org/sga/