Dr. Sanjay Sharma, ATHI*

❖ Alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and College of Defence Management, Secunderabad
❖ Trained in Paediatrics from Army Hospital R&R Delhi
❖ Masters of Management studies from Osmania university
❖ Commanded two Air Force Hospitals and was the first Consultant Administration of the Armed Forces Medical Services.
❖ CEO & Managing Director of Association for Transgender Health in India, a not for profit organisation incorporated on 1st November 2018
❖ Board Member of World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) since Jan 2021
❖ Currently working with MoHFW through NACO for setting up a Centre of Excellence for Transgender Health at AIIMS Delhi.
❖ Has completed the Global Education Initiative (GEI) Certified Training Courses in Best Practices in Transgender Medical and Mental Health Care and is a WPATH GEI SOC7 Certified Member.
❖ Runs a gender friendly holistic healthcare clinic “KHEM Clinic” at Gurugram, Haryana, India.
❖ Active member of "Sweekar: The Rainbow Parents" - a parent support group for the LGBTQAI+ community.

Dr. Sanjay will be speaking on ‘Institutional Models’ during the ‘Breakout Sessions’ in the upcoming TransCare Med Ed National conference on May 6th.

About the Conference:

In recent years, there’s been a growing push to make medical education trans-affirmative in the backdrop of Madras and Kerala High Court judgements. But transforming India’s healthcare system comes with the need for a roadmap towards achieving this goal.

Through a systematic, participatory, and inclusive effort, TransCare MedEd has developed a set of draft trans-affirmative competencies on trans-affirmative healthcare in India.

The upcoming TransCare Med Ed National conference on May 5th and 6th is aimed at disseminating and discussing the draft competencies, highlighting best practices and building consensus on the way forward.

Watch this space for narratives by transgender people navigating healthcare settings, and for thoughts and pathways on the way towards creating access to trans-affirmative healthcare.