Provider education plays a critical role in shaping trans and gender-diverse healthcare, but many clinicians receive little to no formal training. In this episode, we explore how gaps in clinical education impact patient care, from unnecessary referrals to patients feeling like they must educate their own providers.

We also unpack how trans health is often treated as optional or siloed in curricula, and why integrating it across all areas of practice matters. Finally, we highlight practical, evidence-based steps for creating more inclusive, affirming, and competent healthcare environments.

Featuring:

• Victoria Brown (she/her)
• RJ (he/him)
• Amy Prescott (she/xe)- @affirmpt
• Xiaoqi Zhu (he/they)
• Gabriel Enxuga (he/they)
• Nikki Valentine (she/her) - @nikkimvee
• Aspen (she/her)
• Jocelyn Adams (she/her) - @gacpei
• Dr. Sue Atkinson (she/her)
• Fawn (she/her)
• Pascale Joëlle (any pronouns) - @Hellogender_
• Mitchell (he/him)

Time stamps:

• 00:33 - Why provider education matters
• 01:14 - Student perspectives
• 04:24 - Confidence and care deferral
• 09:24 - Referral culture
• 10:42 - Advice to providers
• 14:30 - Patients as educators
• 16:54 - Healthcare avoidance
• 18:48 - Checkbox vs meaningful change
• 21:56 - The hidden curriculum
• 23:32 - Where trans health “lives” in curriculum
• 24:43 - Creating safer clinical spaces
• 28:24 - What the evidence shows
• 30:16 - Student-led curriculum change

Resources:

• Sherbourne Guidelines
• Rainbow Health Ontario: Trans Primary Care Guide
• Trans Care BC
• prideHealth NS
• Gender Affirming Care PEI

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod

Instagram: @genderqueriespod

Recording dates: Apr 2025 (Aspen, Fawn), June 2025 (Amy, Xiaoqi), July 2025 (RJ, Pascale), Aug 2025 (Dr. Atkinson, Jocelyn, Victoria, Mitchell, Nikki), Sept 2025 (Gabriel).