Mount Sinai LGBTQ+ Medicine Fellowship

As one of the few fellowship programs in the country focused on the care of LGBTQ+ patients, the LGBTQ+ Medicine Fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a 12-month fellowship. We take a holistic approach that encompasses medical, non-medical, and surgical training. The program is housed within the Institute for Advanced Medicine and has several clinic sites in Manhattan. We accept one fellow each year.

Our overarching goal is to comprehensively train LGBTQ+ health experts who transcend the subspecialty silos that often cause clinical care gaps and patient frustration. We strive to train our fellows to proactively seek ways to understand and meet the specific needs of LGBTQ+ people. Training a new generation of health care providers who can help break down barriers for the LGBTQ+ community is one of the most powerful weapons we have against the health inequities and injustice facing this community. The LGBTQ+ Medicine Fellowship will make health care more accessible, sensitive, and effective, so LGBTQ+ people can live longer, happier, and healthier lives.

Our curriculum provides a comprehensive, holistic learning experience involving exposure to LGBTQ+ focused non-medicine specialties such as mental health for LGBTQ+ adolescents and young adults in transition, substance use disorders, and surgical subspecialties (such as urology, gynecology, and gender-affirming surgeries). The medicine portion of the fellowship encompasses primary care for LGBTQ+ individuals, gender-affirming endocrine therapy, HIV treatment and prevention, sexual health, and preventative medicine.

In addition to clinical experiences, the program offers weekly didactics covering health care and health policy on topics affecting LGBTQ+ communities. The fellow’s rotation include a broad array of multidisciplinary LGBTQ+ focused subspecialties. As a fellow, you will have many opportunities for experiential learning to help understand the patient’s journey. For example, you may follow a patient who is transgender from referral for gender-affirmation surgery through pre-surgical assessment, actual surgery and necessary medical care and emotional support through the recovery period. This experience will provide you with the “full picture” of LGBTQ+ health care.

For more information about how you can apply for this unique training opportunity, please complete this form.