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Requests for gender-confirming surgical procedures have increased in recent years. As such, the demand for surgery has outpaced the number of qualified surgeons. This chapter highlights the need and importance of multidisciplinary training programs in gender confirmation surgery. In addition, we propose a framework for how these educational programs can be structured. Important aspects of training programs, including educational philosophy and the development of quality parameters, are explored.
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Schechter, L.S., Schechter, R. (2020). Establishment of a Gender Confirmation Program. In: Schechter, L. (eds) Gender Confirmation Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29093-1_24
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