The Royal College of Surgeons was accused of homophobia after asking trainees a question that critic
Public Group active 3 years, 1 month agoThe Royal College of Surgeons was accused of homophobia after asking trainees a question that critics say suggested HIV was a ‘gay disease’. Medics and sexual health charities have blasted the college for ‘stone age’ thinking. HIV charity, The Terrence Higgins Trust, argued it perpetuated harmful, decades-old stereotypes towards men who have sex with men. But some doctors defended the question, with one medic stating it was there to test medical professionals ‘knowledge not opinions’. The multiple-choice question featured in a exam organised by the Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE), https://articalize.com/fisdap-cardiology-exam/ which admits members to the Surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland, including the Royal College of Surgeons (pictured, the HQ of the Royal College of Surgeons in England) RELATED ARTICLES
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