How do we represent diverse gender identities in patient simulation? This week we talk again with Carrie Bohnert, MPA, CHSE, who is the Director of the Standardized Patient Program at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. We discuss how standardized patient programs portray patients who are transgender and nonbinary for clinical skills training. Carrie describes some of her work showing inconsistency in how programs teach and assess skills for gender-affirming care, but all educators can be purposeful in supporting gender diversity in health professions education. Want to learn more? Look at the training resources discussed in the interview, including: the Fenway Guide, the AAMC competencies, and UofL’s eQuality Toolkit clinical skills manual and free CME module.  Listeners interested in patient simulation can learn more about Carrie’s research exploring how simulation programs portray gender diversity, perspectivesof gender diverse SPs, and SP case resources for educators.

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