Services for Transgender Students
Staff at University Health Services recognize that transgender students have some health concerns that are the same as those of other Cal students. However, other issues may be different and require a greater understanding of transgender student experiences or require transgender-specific information or programs.
| Medical Services | The primary care clinics provide general medical care, including women's health care, for the prevention and treatment of illness and injury. UHS clinicians can also refer clients to other providers such as physician specialists and physical therapists. Students considering hormonal treatment and reassignment surgery are generally referred to specialists. In some instances, our clinicians may be able to refill hormone prescriptions received from another provider. |
| Mental Health Services | UHS offers a wide range of mental health services and programs to help students with personal, academic, career, health-related issues and crisis concerns.If you would like to request a counselor familiar with transgender issues, you do so by writing on the form you fill out to schedule an appointment. This would be enough to direct you to a counselor with more experience/knowledge with transgender issues. |
| Health Promotion Services | Health Promotion addresses individual and social responsibility for health, including relevant issues in cultural and lifestyle diversity. LGBT-specific activities include outreach, workshops, educational materials, and support to campus-wide initiatives. See Health Promotion for more information. |
| UC Student Health Insurance | The University requires all students to have major medical insurance, and UHS provides the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) to meet that requirement. UC SHIP benefits include coverage for procedures or treatments to change characteristics of the body to those of the true sex, according to plan guidelines and necessity criteria. See UC Student Health Insurance Plan for more information about SHIP coverage or call (510)642-5700. See Transgender Medical Care and the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) for information about transgender-specific medical care. |
Also see: A Guide for Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay Students
