A Symposium for Providers: Understanding Gender Identity & Development for Transgender Youth in 2016

Tomorrow the College of Physicians of Philadelphia will be hosting a symposium on gender development.

, MD, and , PhD, MSEd, LPC, will lead a and discuss how to make spaces and practices safer for trans, gender-variant, and gender-nonconforming (GNC) youth. Dr. Dowshen and Dr. Hawkins are the co-directors of the at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The event will take place in Mitchell Hall at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM.

After the presentations by the clinical staff, interns from the Mütter Museum's Program will lead a session on the experiences of trans, gender-variant, and GNC youth, to highlight the need for competent care.

The event is open to the public (). Healthcare providers, educators, and youth-serving professionals are especially welcome.