Med students create app to connect LGBTQ patients with inclusive doctors

For the founders of the SpectrumScores app — who are all University of Pennsylvania medical students — the disparities in LGBTQ health care is personal.

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Three medical students at the University of Pennsylvania are getting ready launch their LGBTQ-focused health care app, SpectrumScores, by the end of August.

The app will connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer patients with doctors who have been recognized as LGBTQ-friendly by advocacy organizations, academic medical centers and, eventually, the app users themselves.