Salisbury University’s annual transgender health equity symposium seeks to advance interprofessional care to improve the health and wellbeing of agender, transgender, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary people living on the Eastern Shore.

We believe:

• Access to affirming healthcare is a fundamental human right.
• Transgender people have a right to shape the training of healthcare providers and give providers direction on how to best meet their health needs.
• Healthcare professionals have an ethical obligation to advance health equity for transgender and gender nonconforming people.
• As educational institutions and as places of innovation, university settings play a vital role in advancing health equity for transgender and gender nonconforming people.

History of the Symposium

The Annual Transgender Health Equity Symposium was founded in 2023 by Dr. Alison Sutton-Ryan DBH, LCSW, LIAC. Since the founding, the symposium has grown in size and scope.

2023: Interprofessional Symposium on Transgender Care. Keynote: Deborah Dunn, PA-C, MBA

2024: Achieving Trans Health Equity in a Polarized Society: The Role of Interprofessional Health Care. Keynote: Noah Ducket, LCSW

2025: Trans in Delmarva: Social Determinants of Transgender Health and Care. Keynote: Brittany Yerkes, MS PA-C AAHIVM

Thank You To Our Sponsors

Our event is provided free of charge due to the contribution of generous donors:

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