For Advocates & Changemakers

The fault lines in medicine are worth staying with. You already know that.

If you’re working to change medical culture — whether through research, teaching, policy, writing, community-building, or simply refusing to accept the status quo — this site was built in that same spirit. The work here is not finished. Neither is yours. That’s why you’re here.

The movements

What collective action in medicine can look like

#ILookLikeASurgeon and #UnmaskMedicine both began not with institutions, but with individuals willing to name something that wasn’t being named. That is still how culture changes.

#ILookLikeASurgeon The full history of a movement that started with a single tweet and reached nearly a billion impressions. How it was built, what it produced, and what it continues to mean. Advocacy Two decades of advocacy in one place — violence prevention, movements, organized labor, and current committee work. Mental Health in Medicine Licensing and credentialing reform, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed care, with concrete ways to support the organizations leading this work. #UnmaskMedicine A growing conversation about what medicine asks of those inside it — and an invitation to help build what comes next.
Organizing now

Advocacy with AOSA

Since September 2026, I’ve co-chaired the Advocacy & Activism Committee of the Association of Out Surgeons & Allies (AOSA) with Dr. Jad Abdelsattar. AOSA brings together LGBTQ+ surgeons, trainees, and allies. Our committee turns shared values into concrete action: organizational positions, public comments on the policies that shape surgical training, and calls to action that give individual surgeons a way to be heard.

This work has deep roots. In 2015, Dr. Elinore Kaufman wrote one of the earliest #ILookLikeASurgeon pieces on LGBTQ+ visibility: “Being Queer in Surgery.”

Heather Logghe with AOSA colleagues at a restaurant during the 2026 ACS Clinical Congress
With AOSA colleagues at the ACS Clinical Congress, 2026
AOSA 2026 Leadership announcement graphic: nine newly elected and appointed leaders, including Jad Abdelsattar and Heather Logghe as Advocacy & Activism co-chairs
AOSA’s 2026 leadership announcement
Association of Out Surgeons & Allies Learn about AOSA and become a member. Join the Advocacy & Activism Committee AOSA members can join on a rolling basis. Tell us who you are and where you’d like to contribute — it’s not a competitive application.
The research

The data behind the conversations

This scholarship sits at the intersection of culture, identity, equity, and technology in medicine. Each area began as a question the field wasn’t yet fully asking.

Health Equity Research On cultural self-awareness, bias, and what it actually takes to care equitably for every patient. Social Media in Medicine Research On how digital platforms have changed advocacy, community, and voice in surgery — and what that means for culture change at scale. Surgical Identity Research On stereotypes, representation, and the evolving image of who surgeons are — and who gets to become one.
Emerging conversations

Where the next fault lines are forming

These are the conversations that feel early — the ones that may look unconventional now but have a track record of finding their moment. If you’re already thinking about these, you’re in the right place.

What I’m thinking about now A living page of current questions, reading, and emerging work — updated as things evolve.
Connect & collaborate

This work is better done together

If you’re working on something at the intersection of any of these ideas — and want to think together, collaborate, or just share what you’re seeing — I’d genuinely love to hear from you.

Get in touch For collaboration, speaking, research partnerships, or conversation — reach out directly.
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