Penn Family Medicine is one of the leading LGBTQ+ healthcare providers in the city of Philadelphia and the clinical home of LGBTQ+ primary care at Penn. We provide an affirming patient experience within our clinics and lead efforts across the health system to optimize the experience for patients in this community.
Clinical care
- Trauma-informed approach to all aspects of care
- Gender-affirming care e.g., hormone therapy, pre/post-surgical care
- Inclusive reproductive and obstetric care
- Proactive PrEP counseling and prescribing (oral and injectable)
- Collaborative care approach including a “PrEP navigator” and on-site pharmacist for injection trainings and medication management, \behavioral health team and partnerships with specialists across Penn
Education
- Required LGBTQ+ clinic sessions, where residents train with faculty who specialize in the care of LGBTQ+ patients
- LGBTQ+ Health elective for residents and medical students
- Longitudinal didactic series focused on transgender health, traumainformed care, LGBTQ+ health disparities and PrEP management
Advocacy
- Family Medicine residents and faculty have successfully led many initiatives to advance inclusive best-practices at the health system level
- Family Medicine participates annually in Penn’s Health Equity Week, to highlight issues of LGBTQ+ health equity
- Penn organizes a group annually for Philadelphia’s Pride Parade
Research
- Residents can participate in (or design!) research and quality improvement projects to improve LGBTQ+ healthcare quality and access