The Transgender Health Program at University of Utah is a multidisciplinary team committed to providing patients with compassionate, coordinated care in all aspects of a patient’s journey. Our core leadership team meets on a monthly basis to ensure the success of our program. This is supplemented with a bi-annual meeting where all Transgender Health Program providers and staff participate to share thought leadership ideas and improvements.
A patient-centric, multi-disciplinary gender health program for all gender journeys across the lifespan.
The Transgender Health Program is committed to providing comprehensive, compassionate, evidence-based care for gender diverse individuals in a supportive, affirming environment.
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Transgender people may be seen by occupational therapy providers in all settings. However, there has not yet been development of specific occupational therapy interventions to address the occupational needs of transgender people.... Read More
SurgeryHealthcare staff members and providers often don't feel like they have the tools or foundational knowledge to create inclusive environments for transgender and gender diverse people. This is due to the overwhelming lack of integration into medical school curriculum on the health of gender diverse people and their needs.... Read More
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Benjamin McCormick, MD, is a urologic surgeon at the University of Utah specializing in gender-affirming surgery, complex GU reconstruction, and trauma.... Read More
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Utah Business and Living Color Utah hosted their third-annual Living Color Gala—a night to honor those individuals who have made it their mission to attract and foster diversity and inclusion initiatives throughout the state of Utah. Among the list of honorees was Ariel Malan (she/her) Program Coordinator of the University of Utah Health Transgender Health Program.... Read More
SurgeryAuthors: Darshan P. Patel, M.D., Isak A. Goodwin, M.D., Omer Acar, M.D., Ervin Kocjancic, M.D., James M. Hotaling, M.D., M.S. In this review, we describe the common procedures comprising masculinizing GAS to improve delivery of specialized care for this patient population.... Read More
SurgeryWelcome to M.ED: Medical Education for the practicing clinician. This is the first in a two-part episode series on transgender health. I was fortunate to have a really interesting conversation with Dr. Adam Dell, a pediatrician who works in adolescent medicine at the University of Utah Adolescent Medicine Clinic with GeMS (Gender Management and Support). This is a comprehensive clinic for transgender, non-binary, intersex, and gender diverse youth, as well as for youth questioning their gender. The clinic provides care for their patient's physical, mental, and emotional health. Dr. Dell gives a great overview of the state of current transgender medicine, including various treatment options as well as information that every clinician should know when caring for transgender patients. ... Read More
SurgeryJoanne Rolls, MEHP, MPAS, PA-C, is the recipient of the 2021 Publishing Award as the lead author of “Curricular Approaches to Transgender Health in Physician Assistant Education,” published in the journal Academic Medicine. “This research is the first and most detailed of its kind,” Rolls says. “As PAs, we can lead the way in assessing and shaping curricula to improve the health access and healthcare of transgender and gender-diverse people.”... Read More
SurgeryJessica Robnett, PsyD in the Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health discusses the challenges transgender adolescents and young adults face on a daily basis. The primary goal at her clinic is to help people be themselves, live their lives, and be who they are. ... Read More
SurgeryTwo PAs Share Expertise on Providing Gender-Inclusive Care... Read More
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