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Magda Houlberg, M.D., Chief Clinical Director of Howard Brown Health Center in Chicago, will deliver LGBTQ Health Grand Rounds at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 23 in 202 Light Hall. Houlberg will discuss hormone therapy management for transgender patients. Lunch will be available for the first 50 people who register here.

We're expanding! The Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health is seeking to hire a research analyst to its team. Among other duties, the successful candidate will coordinate research activities for a newly funded initiative to examine dental health outcomes in the LGBTQI community.  To view the position description and to apply, visit this link.Please forward to qualified individuals in your networks.

The inaugural Southern LGBTQ Health Symposium administered by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program for lgbtq Health has been announced for March 3, 2018 at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Light Hall) in Nashville, TN. Topics includes: HIV & PReP, Policies and Practices for LGBT Health Programs, Gender Confirmation Surgery, and Developing Community Partnerships.

Please join us in congratulating Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, who was recently named as Diversity Champion by the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA). Ehrenfeld, who directs the Vanderbilt Program for lgbtq Health, was given the honor last month for his outstanding contributions in leadership and workplace diversity and inclusion.

The Vanderbilt Program for lgbtq Health is excited to partner with McAninch Psychological and Consulting Services and the Oasis Center for a weekend of transgender community health presentations with Sand Chang, PhD.

Lend your voice and expertise to the Vanderbilt Program for lgbtq Health's new Community Advisory Board. We are seeking 12-15 individuals who can serve two-year appointments and help us ensure the highest level of patient care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center by providing guidance on clinical services, community outreach, patient experience, and policy. Board members must be able to meet quarterly and represent the program at special events throughout the year. We are looking for diverse candidates who represent the entire LGBTQI community.

The Vanderbilt Program for lgbtq Health seeks to create two new employee resource groups for sexual and gender minority employees at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.  An employee resource group (ERG) is a voluntary, employee-led group that fosters a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with organizational mission, values, goals, business practices and objectives. One group will focus on LGBTQI employees, while the second one will focus specifically on transgender employees. 

Kelli Boyd, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology/Comparative Medicine and Troy Apple, DVM, Clinical Veterinarian relay their experiences as veterinarians as part of Vanderbilt University's LGBTQI+ History Month celebration. Bring your lunch & dessert provided.