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The field of trans health is fast growing, interdisciplinary, and global. The education needs of providers are also growing to keep apace of this expanding discipline. Scant education on trans… Click to show full abstract
The field of trans health is fast growing, interdisciplinary, and global. The education needs of providers are also growing to keep apace of this expanding discipline. Scant education on trans health is available in undergraduate and resident curricula, or continuing medical education. In addition to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health's (WPATH) Standards of Care (SOC), Transgender Health Guidelines recently published by the Endocrine Society, WPATH has developed foundational and advanced educational programming in the areas of endocrinology and other specialties within interdisciplinary care. This article describes the history of transgender health care professional education and outlines the competencies related to this area.
Journal Title: Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America
Year Published: 2019
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