Expand cultural competency with free training in LGBTQ patient-centered care
Learn more about how to provide patient-centered care for LGBTQ patients through free online training offered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Sixty different interactive e-learning and webinar options are available, ranging from the basics of LGBTQ patient-centered care to more specialized topics for clinicians.
How to register
- Training options and registration: Human Rights Campaign Foundation website
- Use Penn State Health email address to register.
- For a Center for Affiliated Learning course, review these instructions to create an account.
- For a National LGBT Health Education course, review these instructions to create and account.
Facility IDs and security codes
Use the following IDs and security codes that correspond with your medical center:
Hampden Medical Center
Facility ID: 111509
Security Code: HRC
Hershey Medical Center
Facility ID: 55591
Security Code: HRC
Holy Spirit Medical Center
Facility ID: 55097
Security Code: HRC
St. Joseph Medical Center
Facility ID: 60242
Security Code: HRC
Enhancing care through continuing education
Penn State Health established the Sexual and Gender Minority Advisory Council in July 2021 to provide recommendations for how the health system can be more culturally responsive to the health care needs of its LGBTQ+ patients. One of the group’s top priorities is employee education.
Participating in one or more trainings supports Penn State Health’s organizational goal to educate employees on caring for patients with diverse backgrounds. Additionally, your participation helps Hershey Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center achieve leader status in the Human Rights Foundation’s LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index.
Contact Hector Ortiz at hortiz1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu for questions or more information.
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