intersex resources for medical students

Resources on Intersex and Genital Development for Medical Curricula

Intersex Justice Project prioritizes working with medical students to make change on intersex issues at their own schools and hospitals.  Contact us if you'd like to partner or host an event.

The following resources can help medical students speak on intersex variations in affirming ways:

This video is a recorded 2021 intersex health and justice education event at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The recorded lecture covers intersex basics, human rights violations within medicine, medical and surgical research, diverse personal narratives of navigating the medical system as an intersex person, current Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) medical treatments, problems with "nerve-sparing" clitoroplasties, affirming, and gender inclusive and trauma-informed alternatives to the current standard of care.  Download the slide deck here.

This is the recording of our follow-up 2022 intersex health and justice education event at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for medical students and healthcare providers. For attendees' privacy, interactive components, end Q&A, and breakout rooms are not included. See the YouTube page for timestamps.

Covered in this talk: tips for affirming language when speaking on intersex healthcare issues, how to identify points of impact within your school or hospital⁣, how to connect with other students to keep building for change⁣, actionable resources for intersex patient care and policy change⁣

A discussion of the seminal intersex documentary Intersexion and the bioethical issues it raises. Features IJP co-founder Saifa along with several bioethics experts.

This PDF document explains genital anatomy and the development of the human pelvis, GI, and urinary tracts. Courtesy of Dr. Paulette Bernd of Colombia University. Click the image or download the PDF here.

More Resources and Articles on Intersex Justice

• Interview: Intersex Justice and the Care We Deserve, an interview with Sean Saifa Wall excerpted from Zena Sharman's The Care We Dream Of
• Essay: Conscientious Objection, Intersex Surgeries and a call for Perioperative Justice by medical ally Dr. Nwadiogo Ijeoma Ejiogu, MD, MA
• Guide: Primary Care for Intersex People via interACT
  
• Guide: Affirming Intersex Hospital Policies via interACT and Lambda Legal
  
• Guide: Intersex Variations Glossary via interACT
  
• Article: A nurse and mom on CAH genital surgery myths via interACT
• Article: Profiles of MDs in intersex advocacy via interACT