A course available in the fall of 2023 and spring of 2024 at Harvard Medical School allows students to participate in gender transition surgeries.
The four-week course is called “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.”
According to the College Fix, the course, allows students to “participate in procedures that span the entire specialty including hand surgery, breast reconstruction, microsurgery, craniofacial surgery, lymphatic surgery, orthoplastic surgery, gender affirming surgery, and cosmetic surgery.”
In a statement to College Fix, Harvard said, “As part of its mission to educate and train future physicians, Harvard Medical School teaches students the fundamental principles of plastic and reconstructive surgery for a variety of conditions.”
The school’s press team stated that student training will include “injuries sustained as a result of head and neck trauma, limb injuries, and cranio-facial and blood vessel abnormalities, among many others.”
“This training also includes teaching the basics of gender-affirming surgery for consenting adult patients seeking such procedures,” the school said, adding, “This education is an essential part of the fundamental knowledge and expertise needed to deliver optimal care for patients who undergo various surgical procedures, including gender-affirming surgery for consenting adults who seek such care.”
American Faith previously reported that Harvard offered a class that trains students to care for patients with “diverse” sexual orientations, mentioning “infants” as an affected age group.
The course, titled “Caring for Patients with Diverse Sexual Orientations,” will regularly meet to participate in clinicals at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital.
“This elective is a four-week multidisciplinary clinical-and-scholarly experience that trains students to provide high-quality, culturally responsive care for patients with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and sex developments,” a description of the course reads.
