LibGuides: Medical Education: LGBTQI+ Resources for Providers & Patients

Infographics for Learning

The Gender Unicorn
Trans Student Education Resources
The Gingerbread Person

The Basics

Gender Pronouns
What gender pronouns to use and FAQs about gender pronouns. Provided by the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee LGBT Resource Center
Glossary of LBGTI Terms
Glossary of terms, terms not to use, and focus topics.
Glossary of Terms Relating to Sexuality and Gender
National Standards for Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health & Healthcare
Provided through the US Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Minority Health: Think Cultural Health
State Map: Tracks state efforts to promote or implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS)
US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health: Think Cultural Health

Resources: Environment of Care

Gender Spectrum
Gender Spectrum helps to create gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens.
Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index
The Healthcare Equality Index is a national LGBTQ benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities' policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees.
Joint Commission Field Guide
The Joint Commission urges U.S. hospitals to create a more welcoming, safe and inclusive environment that contributes to improved health care quality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients and their families.

LBGTQI Health Education Resources for Providers

7 Tips to Make Your Practice LGBTQ+ Friendly
August 2019 Blog from Board Vitals
American Psychological Association: What Does Intersex Mean?
Provided by the American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychological Association LGBT Resources
Provided by the American Psychological Association (APA)
Centers for Disease Control LBGT Health
Health topics provided by the CDC.
Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
Oxford Journals; JCEM Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Fenway Health The Medical Care of Transgender Persons
The Fenway Health Transgender Health Program (THP) produced these protocols for clinicians in primary care settings to best serve their transgender patients
Gender Reassignment Surgery: An Overview
Nature Reviews Urology, vol. 8 (May 2011) doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2011.46
Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People
From the University of California, San Francisco Cetner of Excellence for Transgender Health
The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding
Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2011.
Healthy People 2020 - LGBT Health
Goal and overview.
Implementing Curricular and Institutional Climate Changes to Improve Health Care for Individuals Who Are LGBT, Gender Nonconforming, or Born with DSD
Provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
MedlinePlus Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Health
Health topics provided by MedlinePlus.
National LBGT Health Education Center/Fenway Institute Educational Webinars and Video Training
Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey
James SE, Herman JL, Rankin S, et al. National Center for Transgender Equality; 2016.
SAMHSA LGBT Training Curricula for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Practitioners
Provided by SAMHSA
SAMHSA Top Health Issues for LGBT Populations
Provided by SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
University of California, San Francisco Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
Health topics, training, and education.
What is PrEP?
PrEP means Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, and it’s the use of anti-HIV medication that keeps HIV negative people from becoming infected. Click for more information.

LBGTQI Health Education Resources for Patients

10 Things Lesbians Should Discuss with their Healthcare Providers
Provided by the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
10 Things Gay Men Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Providers
Provided by the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
10 things Bisexuals Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Providers
Provided by the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
Do Ask Do Tell: Talking to Your Health Care Provider About Being LGBT
From the National LGBT Health Education Center

LGBTQI Social Determinants of Health

Sexual & Gender Minorities Formally Designated as a Health Disparity

Mounting evidence indicates that SGM populations have less access to health care and higher burdens of certain diseases, such as depression, cancer, and HIV/AIDS.
From the NIH October 6, 2016

Create Curriculum

The Safe Zone Project
The Safe Zone Project is a free online resources for creating LGBTQI awareness workshops.

Education for Health Care Students, Providers and Researchers

Cultural Competence Webinar Series: Quality Healthcare for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender People
This webinar series is a project of GLMA in collaboration with the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Medical Education: LGBTQI+ Resources for Providers & Patients

Infographics for Learning

The Basics

Resources: Environment of Care

LBGTQI Health Education Resources for Providers

Recent News & Reports

LBGTQI Health Education Resources for Patients

LGBTQI Social Determinants of Health

Sexual & Gender Minorities Formally Designated as a Health Disparity

Create Curriculum

Education for Health Care Students, Providers and Researchers