LGBTQ Diversity and Inclusivity Training: "Optimizing Care for Your LGBTQ Patients"

Shane Snowdon, a longtime health educator, founded and led the national Center for LGBT Health & Equity at UCSF, 1999-2012. She also created and headed the LGBT Health & Aging Program of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT organization. In addition, Shane has provided LGBTQ health training and consulting to the American Medical Association (AMA), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the American Hospital Association, and hundreds of medical centers, health professional schools, and other health organizations nationwide. She has also written extensively on LGBTQ health, serving as Project Adviser for The Joint Commission’s LGBT Field Guide and as the author of Recommendations for Enhancing the Climate for LGBT Students & Employees in Health Professional Schools. Recognition of her work has included the UCSF Award for Exceptional University Service, the UCSF GLBT Leadership Award, and the UCOP Presidential Fellowship.