Teaching Healthcare Providers

In the past I was on a panel for the School of Medicine at UConn Health Center but this year I haven’t heard from them, but I know that they were revamping the curriculum so I don’t know if they are still including us in the student’s curriculum.

Nurse With Transgender Expertise Helps People Live Authentic Lives
Nurse.org
By Lee Nelson
January 26, 2018

The wait list of young people wanting to get help at the Center for Transyouth Health and Development in Los Angeles runs usually at over 100 people long. These children, teens and young adults come from everywhere to seek support.

“I like being part of the team that helps them get to that place of being who they are,” says Bianca Salvetti, pediatric nurse practitioner and HIV and transgender health specialist.

The center she works at is located at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Salvetti coordinates and implements HIV clinical research and medical care activities within the Risk Reduction Program. She provides primary care to teens and young adults, as well as specialty care to transgender youth and young adults living with HIV.
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How did you get interested in working with transyouth?
During her own nurse practitioner training, Salvetti shadowed a nurse practitioner who worked with homeless youth.

“Something about that drew me in. You worked with young people, and it was more laid back, not so formal. It was just a conversation, and I liked that,” Salvetti adds.

When the job opened up in the transyouth clinic, she knew she had to apply.

Some wonder if you need training because we are so few that there would not be a big demand for nurses trained to work with trans youth.

Where are jobs for transgender nurses?
The jobs can be limited, Salvetti says.

“However, there are definitely more trans programs opening up which opens up more opportunities for nurses and medical providers. I think this is due to the visibility of trans and gender non-conforming folks on TV and social media.

She also believes that young people are pushing for more acceptance and medical care access.

“My plan is to stick with this job. But the hard part is if I ever decided to move from Los Angeles, it would be limited where I could go,” she says. “I’m from Oklahoma originally. My thoughts are that maybe I could buy a house there. But I’m sure the jobs for my skills don’t exist there yet.”

I think that being trained in how to work with trans youth is invaluable training even if you don’t specialize in healthcare for trans people.