Launched yesterday by Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty at the college’s Dublin headquarters, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) gender identity and gender expression policy was developed following broad consultation with the faculty and staff.

Front-line staff and the senior management team attended training sessions on transgender issues in the past two months, which the college said was key to helping it to effectively implement a policy that, according to the lead author of the policy, Dr. Caroline Kelleher, welcomed an ”inclusive learning and working environment for students and staff who are trans or gender non-conforming”. Read more via GCN