Teaching Gender-Affirming Care

Welcome to Rose Way Clinic! You have just been hired as a new physician tasked with making Rose Way a more inclusive clinic for trans and gender-diverse (TGD) patients. In this visual novel-style training simulation, you will build relationships with eight TGD patients across eighteen clinical encounters, for a total of 3+ hours of gameplay. As a new provider, you will prescribe and optimize hormone therapy, counsel patients around surgical affirmation, navigate care considerations for TGD adolescents, and more! The decisions you make will affect the patient’s trust and stress levels in real time. Receive training and mentorship from the clinic’s attending physician, Dr. G., and get debriefed on your performance after each encounter by the clinic’s director, Dr. Jay. You will be able to replay each encounter to your—and your patient’s—satisfaction! Get a glimpse into your patients’ personal lives through beautifully illustrated graphic novel-style cutscenes between each visit. Earn awards and unlock new amenities to make Rose Way Clinic a more LGBTQ+ inclusive clinic according to the Human Rights Campaign’s Healthcare Equality Index. With your help, we can make Rose Way Clinic the new standard for gender-affirming care! ------- Each of our 18 simulated case scenarios are informed by the lived experiences of our consulting LGBTQ+ patients, health providers, and reviewers and aligned with evidence-based practices. To bring these characters to life, our teams made an open casting call for TGD visual artists and voice actors, and hired identity-aligned creatives to portray these characters. By the end of this training, it is our goal that players will be able to: - Demonstrate inclusive, patient-centered communication strategies that affirm the identities and experiences of transgender and gender-diverse individuals across the lifespan. - Apply knowledge of gender-affirming medical therapies — including testosterone and estradiol regimens — to support individualized transition goals while managing associated clinical considerations. - Identify ethical, legal, and institutional considerations in the care of transgender and gender-diverse patients, including confidentiality, consent, and documentation practices. - Describe the implications of gender-affirming care on reproductive health and fertility, and counsel patients on preservation options and long-term planning We can’t wait to see you at the virtual Rose Way Clinic! This training fills a critical gap in medical education by providing accessible, low-cost training in gender-affirming communication and care. Let’s level up our care and make a positive impact on TGD health education! Although the course is geared toward faculty educators and clinical providers, you do not need clinical experience or expertise to engage with our patients.