About the Transcare Team

The CU Boulder Transgender Care (Transcare) team is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our gender-diverse community at CU Boulder.

Who We Are

Gender transition involves many layers of social, emotional and physical change, which can have social, academic and financial impacts on many students. Our interdisciplinary team is designed to reduce barriers, improve access, manage financial impacts of care and address concerns using a holistic approach.  

To best care for our students, the Transcare team covers and works collaboratively with a variety of disciplines, university departments and stakeholders, including but not limited to: 

  • Medical Services 
  • Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) 
  • Behavioral Health 
  • Office of Victim Assistance (OVA) 
  • CU Pride Office 
  • CU Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic (SLHC) 

Frame

Our History

2006

Medical Services begins offering limited hormone therapy. 

Medical Services begins providing a full range of hormone services. 

The CU Gold Student Health Insurance Plan starts offering limited benefits for transition services (hormones). 

Medical Services provides access to continuing medical education around gender-affirming services. 

CU student health insurance plan reformed to include benefits for gender transition.

OVA is selected by Forge to look at gaps for trans survivors of sexual violence and access to services.  

OVA creates task force and training program to work on bridging gaps for trans survivor services. 

Transcare team begins to form through collaborations with Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS). 

The Trans Survivors Task Force led by OVA administers a follow-up survey to assess gaps since the 2011 Forge survey was completed.  

Medical Services renames Women’s Health clinic to be more gender-inclusive (now Sexual and Reproductive Health). 

TransCare team expands to include Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS), Gender and Sexuality Center (Pride Office) and the Office of Victim Assistance (OVA).

TransCare team adds new onboarding requirements for Medical Services providers to include mandatory Safe Zone training.  

Specialized transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) guidelines and curriculum is developed. Transcare team receives recognition award from CU Boulder Student Affairs. 

TransCare creates gender- and identity-affirming training and credentialing processes for providers in CAPS and Medical Services.  

Trans Care Team awarded the Joanne Courage and Commitment Award by CU Boulder Pride Office.


Today, the Transcare team is a multidisciplinary team that encompasses primary care, counseling, psychiatry, behavioral health, trauma services, sexual and reproductive health, pride communities and the speech, language and hearing clinic on campus. 

Health Equity Index: Top Performer (2024)

The Human Rights Campaign’s bi-annual Healthcare Equality Index scored the CU Boulder Transcare team among the country’s top performers in 2024, with a perfect score of 100/100. 

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Health Equity Index: Top Performer (2022)

The Human Rights Campaign’s bi-annual Healthcare Equality Index scored the CU Boulder Transcare team among the country’s top performers in 2022, with a nearly perfect score of 95/100.

Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities (2022)

Campus Pride ranked CU Boulder among the top 5 most LGBTQ-friendly campuses of the western states. 

Joanne Arnold Courage and Commitment Award (2020)

The Transcare team was awarded CU Boulder’s Joanne Arnold Courage and Commitment award. This award is given to those who have undertaken projects to benefit the LGBTQ community at the University of Colorado Boulder. 

CU Boulder Inclusive Excellence Award Nomination (2018)

The Transcare team was nominated for CU Boulder’s Inclusive Excellence award in 2018. This award is intended to recognize teams who have successfully and effectively worked to promote the principles of making excellence inclusive in teaching, leadership, program management, committee participation, inclusion or community engagement.