Linsenmeyer Whitney R, Heiden-Rootes Katie, Burch Laura, Del Rosario Genevieve, Sniffen Katie, Schmuke Ashley D, Richter Kristi, Dalton Michelle R, Rahman Rabia, Drallmeier Theresa, Hollinger Rowan
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103, USA.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103, USA.
Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Aug 26;13(17):2124. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13172124.
: Promoting the health of transgender and gender diverse people requires healthcare providers who are competent in gender-affirming communication and care. However, transgender health education is often absent in health professions curricula or isolated to a single course. This is partly attributed to faculty feeling unprepared to train students on key concepts in transgender health. : The purpose of this short communication is to describe the development and implementation of a novel Faculty Fellowship in Transgender Health, the outcome of which is a curricular map of integrated transgender health content in various healthcare professions. Five faculty members participated in the inaugural fellowship from the disciplines of physician assistant, nursing, athletic training, social work, and clinical psychology programs. : By providing resources, training, and a network of peer educators, institutions can support faculty to think holistically about content relevant to transgender health and potential curricular adaptations in their respective disciplines.
促进跨性别者和性别多样化人群的健康需要具备性别肯定性沟通和护理能力的医疗服务提供者。然而,跨性别健康相关教育在健康专业课程中常常缺失,或者仅局限于一门课程。部分原因是教师认为自己没有准备好对学生进行跨性别健康关键概念的培训。 本简短交流的目的是描述一项新颖的跨性别健康教师奖学金的开发与实施情况,其成果是一份涵盖各医疗专业跨性别健康综合内容的课程规划图。五名教师从医师助理、护理、运动训练、社会工作和临床心理学专业项目中参加了首届奖学金项目。 通过提供资源、培训和同伴教育者网络,各机构可以支持教师全面思考与跨性别健康相关的内容以及各自学科中潜在的课程调整。