A network of medical students, doctors and educators committed to better teaching on LGBTQ+ health care
ABOUT US
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Medical Education Alliance (LIMA) is a network of medical students, doctors and service users campaigning for better LGBTQ+ teaching for medical students and doctors to improve healthcare professionals' Medical Curriculum and queer patients' experiences. We were founded in 2022 by a group of medical students from across the UK who are passionate about improving LGBTQ+ healthcare teaching in the undergraduate medical curriculum so that medical students are as equipped as possible to treat LGBTQ+ people.
OUR ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
We want to be as transparent as possible about how we work - this is the current structure of LIMA:
-
Executive committee: a core group working together to drive LIMA
-
Student Group: group of medical students supported by LIMA from across the country who are all doing their own hard work to improve LGBTQ+ medical teaching as well as LGBTQ+ medical students’ university experiences
-
Advisory Board: Service User advocates, LGBTQ+ activists, Clinicians, Allied HCP’s, Medical Education Professionals
WHO ARE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE?
 Alex Flach |
|---|
 Poppy Welsh |
 Alice Barber |
 William Ballard |
 94dbaf5d-963b-4672-8305-66904f7243b6.jpg |
 Seb Bewley de Castro.jpg |
 Neha Zehra.JPG |
 Rory Smith.jpg |
The executive committee is:
-
Dr Alexander Flach (Founding Member) - 2022 to 2026
-
Dr Poppy Welsh (Founding Member) - 2022 to 2026
-
Dr Alice Barber (Founding Member) - 2022 to 2026
-
Dr William Ballard - 2022 to 2026
-
Dr Rachel Casey - 2024 to 2026
-
Seb Bewley de Castro - Medical Student University of Leeds - 2024 to 2026
-
Dr Neha Zehra - 2024 to 2026
-
Rory Smith - Medical Student Swansea University - 2024 to 2026
We have an Advisory Board of over 40 members!
Who represent a wide variety of people including Medical Educators, Students, Clinicians, Allied Health Care Professionals, Service User advocates, LGBTQ+ activists, and NHS trustees & executive members.
*If you're interested joining see our get involved section!