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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Transgender Medicine for General Medical Providers by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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About the Course

The course is a comprehensive set of didactic lectures surveying fundamentals of transgender medical and surgical treatment. The material is meant to provide the student with core knowledge that is essential for current primary care providers caring for transgender patients. There are 10 modules led by the expert clinical faculty from the pioneering Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, located within the Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. The course begins with an introduction to frame the sea change that has taken place in the current medical practice of transgender health care. Subsequent modules allow individuals to learn key elements necessary to provide quality transgender medical care. As a whole, the modules provide an opportunity to develop a knowledgeable approach to behavioral health, primary care, hormone therapy, and the surgical options. Module 1: Introduction - Joshua D Safer Module 2: Making the Determination - Hansel Arroyo Module 3: Primary Care for Transgender Women - Zil Goldstein Module 4: Primary Care for Transgender Men - Zil Goldstein Module 5: What are the Essential Strategies to Transgender Hormone Therapy? - Joshua D Safer Module 6: Initiation and Maintenance of Hormones for the Trans Masculine Patient - Joshua D Safer Module 7: Initiation and Maintenance of Hormones for the Trans Feminine Patient -Joshua D Safer Module 8: Transgender Surgery: Chest & Face - Bella K Avanessian Module 9: Transmasculine Genital Surgery - Bella K Avanessian Module 10: Transfeminine Genital Surgery - Bella K Avanessian...

Top reviews

RR

Aug 11, 2020

It was an amazing course throughout and a special appreciation to the meticulous surgery modules which manged to cover the entirety of the procedures and still managed to be short and crisp.

SS

Jun 28, 2021

This was an amazing course! Transgender medicine is not taught as a part of the medicial curriculum in my country. It was a delight to attend this interesting and engaging course!

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By Michael R C B

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Oct 19, 2021

Very informational and insightful. The course helps attendees to understand better the transgender medicine/treatments that can be provided medically and the considerations that medical providers must observe for the duration of care.

By Rachel R

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Mar 25, 2022

Excellent resource to understand gender affirming surgeries and the scope of recovery . It would be great to have a course to follow this concerning post operative rehabilitation (e.g. Pelvic health physiotherapy)

By Alicia C

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Oct 18, 2020

All the medical terms and the explication are easy to Understanding. I love the short but very complete videos. Awesome classes, I hope you can make more Courses with university credits. Greetings Fromm Panamá

By Megan

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Jan 1, 2022

Thorough course! Helpful in understanding many considerations of caring for trans patients, including HRT, preventative screenings, understanding patient goals, communication, and surgical treatment options,

By Ramakalam.A

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Aug 12, 2020

It was an amazing course throughout and a special appreciation to the meticulous surgery modules which manged to cover the entirety of the procedures and still managed to be short and crisp.

By Victoria A R I

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Apr 4, 2021

Excellent course. It is easy to follow and has all the content relevant for general providers in the transgender people general care. It takes topics that I never see in my medicine school.

By Sarah

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Jun 29, 2021

This was an amazing course! Transgender medicine is not taught as a part of the medicial curriculum in my country. It was a delight to attend this interesting and engaging course!

By Karen E C C

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Dec 12, 2020

One of the best courses I've taken, the instructors were really respectful and always made sure that the information was very clear. A wonderful introduction to the topic.

By Filiz Y

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Aug 16, 2020

That was amazing! Many thanks from bottom of my heart:)) I have learnt the basic of transformations and ı found it very useful to mutual understanding of trans people.

By Kayla S

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Nov 14, 2024

Great job! I would like to see more information on the peritoneal flap revision vaginoplasty technique, as it has been growing in popularity in recent years

By Jackie L

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Apr 1, 2021

I learned so much from this program. I did watch it three times in order to absorb everything that was presented, especially the hormone treatment section.

By Amadeo R

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Jan 14, 2021

Amazing Primer for Primary Care Providers to understand the basic care of Transgender population who deserves better, sensitive, compassionate care

By Erika B

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Jun 6, 2021

Good introduction course with lots of great medical terminology in an easily digestible format. You don't have to be a doctor to pass this course.

By julie d

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Oct 25, 2020

Thank you! This was very basic, but still very helpful to me to make sure I was up to date on transgender care after practicing it for 30 years!

By Hussein J

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Apr 5, 2020

The course was very extensive and covered all the aspects of treating a transgender patient. I highly recommend it for all physicians.

By Claire C

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Aug 27, 2024

Very informative and a good foundation. Some bits are slightly dated, but that's only because the field is developing very rapidly.

By Georgio S

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Feb 19, 2021

this course really deepened my understanding of transgender medicine and exposed me to new concepts I didn't even know existed.

By Michael P

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Apr 7, 2024

Great course. Covered the basics well. Good presentations. It has boosted my clinical confidence. Thank you.

By Gulzhaina N

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May 2, 2020

Very informative course, the concepts are explained very clearly and presentations are straight-forward.

By Renee H

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Nov 21, 2024

Clear and concise helpful information to guide care of my patients who are transgender or gender queer

By Sara C

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Mar 1, 2022

genial curso. La informacion es muy interesante y la forma que tienen de explicar es muy amena

By Javiera P

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Jun 27, 2020

Excelente curso, incluye temas que como médico general no son vistos en la malla tradicional.

By victoria c

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Feb 25, 2021

Information was presented in a clear, concise, and very patient-oriented manner. Thank you.

By James E P

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Dec 11, 2020

very well done and informative for a basic overview of the Transgender medicine and surgery

By LAURA N H D

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Dec 16, 2021

This course was incredibly helpful, it should be mandatory in every medical school.