Fellow Education
Fellowship Curriculum
In addition to clinic-based learning the fellow will participate in weekly case conferences and didactics with the divisions as well as the gender team. There will also be an opportunity to conduct scholarly work.
Learning objectives:
The advance fellow’s main clinical experience will be in the Gender Clinic where they will:
- Learn how to evaluate young people at all ages and stages of their gender journey in seeking medical and surgical gender affirming care.
- Learn how to initiate and manage gender affirmation care understand the needs for advocacy and health equity in gender affirmation care
During each of the subspecialty rotation (ie psychology, gynecology, plastics surgery, etc), the advance fellow will
Understand the role of that subspecialty in gender affirmation care
Understand the evaluation process involved in the gender affirmation care for that subspecialty
Gain exposure to the common behavioral, medical and surgical therapies and procedures involved in gender affirmation care related to that subspecialty
Provide basic counseling related to other subspecialty care referrals
Know the indications for the various interventions offered by that subspecialty related to gender affirmation care
Milestone 2.0 for the initial pediatric subspecialty will be used every 6 months to evaluate the advance fellow.
Compensation & Benefits
Please see the Stanford GME website for the most up-to-date information about salary and additional benefits, which include moving, cell phone, meal and educational allowances.