Faculty Coordinator: Kevin Wang

Contacts


Capitol Hill Medical Group Contact: Jessica Rongitsch, MD (O) (206) 720-9999 (F) (206) 329-4444

Ingersoll Gender Center: Kevin Wang

Cedar River LGBTQ Clinic: Currently on hold due to staffing changes (updated 6/2018)

PolyClinic Adolescent Trans Clinic: Kevin Hatfield, MD

Seattle Children's Hospital Gender Clinic: Julian Garcia (administrative assistant), Dr. David Breland, MD

La Belle Vie Cosmetics: Tony Mangubat, MD (please email Doreen Buhaly to help set up your rotation)

Allure Esthetics: Javad Sajan, MD (please email Gricelda Prado to help set up your rotation)

*: One meeting is required during the 4 week elective

**: Resident is responsible for scheduling any additional elective experience.  This is also an opportunity for you to get your half day per week with Dr. Hatfield.  Please note that you should be with Dr. Hatfield one half day per week only!

***: The surgical experience is meant to occur just once during this rotation.

Prior to Starting Your Rotation

Please note that you must have arranged this rotation 3 months ahead of your schedule elective block.  This should be discussed with your advisor.  Please have the form filled out and turned in to residency admin office.  Please contact Kevin Wang as soon as you select this elective to help schedule this rotation.


Capitol Hill Medical Group - Two half days/week (Monday mornings, Thursday afternoons)
Please contact Jessica Rongitsch, MD as soon as you sign up for this elective. 


Ingersoll Gender Center 
Please contact Kevin Wang to discuss when to go to the Ingersoll Support Group. The requirement for participating in the support group is limited to one visit during your elective.


Cedar River LGBTQ Clinic - Currently on hold until staffing is available (updated 6/2018)

Please contact Mona Walia 2 weeks prior to the start of the rotation.


PolyClinic Adolescent Trans Clinic - One half day/week

Please contact Kevin Hatfield to discuss your schedule as soon as you sign up for this elective.  He will try to arrange his schedule to match yours to get you as much adolescent trans experience as possible.


Seattle Children's Gender Clinic - One half day/week

Please contact Julian Garcia to discuss your schedule, orientation and other logistics for this portion of your elective.  Julian will contact you to fill out paperwork for your badge access and approval for the rotation.


Surgical Experience: One experience either with La Belle Vie Cosmetics OR Allure Esthetic

La Belle Vie Cosmetics

Please contact Doreen Buhaly to discuss your schedule.


Allure Esthetic

Please contact Gricelda Prado to discuss your schedule.


Location/Other Notes


Capitol Hill Medical Group: 901 Boren Ave Suite 705, Seattle, WA 98104 


PolyClinic: 509 Olive Way Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101

  • Hours to be decided upon by yourself and Dr. Hatfield

Seattle Children's Gender Clinic: 4540 Sand Point Way NE Suite 256, Seattle, WA 98105

  • Please plan to start working by 8 am so it's best if you get there a bit early!

  • The day starts off with a multidisciplinary meeting to discuss the patients for the day working with social workers, researchers, nurses, behavioral health and faculty

  • You will work with Dr. Breland for 2 of the 4 weeks.  You will work with Dr. Divall (pediatric endocrinology) the other two weeks.

  • Plan to stay a bit past 12 pm as they have clinic all day.  Please try your best to attend didactics on Tuesday afternoons.

Ingersoll Gender Center: 1216 Pine St Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98101 

  • Wednesday Evening Hours: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

La Belle Vie Cosmetics: 16400 Southcenter Parkeway #101, Tukwila, WA 98188

  • Clinic Half Day: Seeing consultations and postoperative visits for all patients (cis and trans)

    • This will be a Monday afternoon.  Please review your schedule early so that Liz Stahl can have you with Dr. Mangubat rather than clinic.

  • Surgical Half Day: Scrub in on one case

    • This will be a Thursday morning.  Please review your schedule early so that Liz Stahl can have you scheduled in the OR with Dr. Mangubat.

  • Site Specific Objectives

    • Review how to counsel patients on what to expect when referring to a top surgeon

    • Understand the presurgical requirements for top surgery

    • Health optimization prior to surgery

    • Review routine postoperative care and common complications after top surgery

Allure Esthetic: 3500 188th St SW #670, Lynnwood, WA 98037

  • Clinic Half Day: Seeing consultations and postoperative visits for all patients (cis and trans)

    • This will be a Monday afternoon.  Please review your schedule early so that Liz Stahl can have you with Dr. Sajan rather than clinic.

  • Surgical Half Day: Scrub in on one case

    • This will be a Thursday morning.  Please review your schedule early so that Liz Stahl can have you scheduled in the OR with Dr. Sajan.

On Hold

Cedar River LGBTQ Clinic – One is required; Clinic starts at 8:00 am until they finish with patients

  • Tacoma Site: 4th Thursday of the Month

    • 1401-A Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98403

    • (O) (253) 473-6031

  • Renton Site: 2nd Saturdays of the Month - Available if there is no R2 GYN resident assigned for that particular block

    • 263 Rainier Ave South #200, Renton, WA 98057

    • (O) (425) 255-0471

Rotation Objectives

  1. Patient care

    • PC-1, PC-2 & PC-3: Learn to provide patient-centered and quality care by partnering with patients to counsel, inform, educate and support our LGBTQ patient population in areas of healthcare maintenance and other LGBTQ-related health needs

    • PC-5: Gain competence in performing appropriate counseling and prescribing of hormone therapy to meet the needs of our trans patient population

  2. Medical knowledge

    • MK-1 & MK-2: Demonstrate appropriate knowledge about LGBTQ healthcare relative to current level of training

  3. Systems-based practice

    • SBP-2: Emphasize patient safety following appropriate clinical guidelines and protocols, i.e. PrEP and hormone therapy for the trans* community

    • SBP-3: Advocates for individual and community health in regards to the LGBTQ community

  4. Practice-based learning & improvement

    • PBL-1 & PBL-2: Engage in self-directed learning and demonstrate abilities to acquire new skills in LGBTQ healthcare

  5. Professionalism

    • PROF-1: Completes a process of professionalism by reviewing and completing cultural humility training modules for working with the LGBTQ population

    • PROF-2 & PROF-3: Demonstrate compassion/respect/empathy towards LGBTQ patients and presents in a respectful & professional manner while attending all duties/responsibilities

  6. Communication

    • C-1, C-2 & C-3: Develop meaningful, therapeutic relationships with patients while communicating effectively with patients and the healthcare team

Supplemental readings/resources

Evaluation Form for LGBTQ Elective 

Evaluation Form for LGBTQ Elective - CHMG

Evaluation Form for LGBTQ Elective - Seattle Children's Gender Clinic

Goals & Objectives of Seattle Children’s Gender Clinic

Evaluation Form for R2 LGBTQ CRC Block

Reviewed and Updated 6/12/2018, Kevin Wang

Effective 6/25/2018 – 6/24/2019