Hello APP Colleagues,
On February 17, 2025 from
12:15 pm to 1 pm, we welcomed Frances Lim-Liberty, MD, FAAP and Jessica Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-C and Jessica Smith, MSN,
APRN, FNP-C to discuss Supporting Your Trans and Gender Diverse
Patients; Lessons for PCPs.
Frances Lim-Liberty, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified
pediatric endocrinologist, having received her medical degree from Rush Medical
College, completing residency and chief residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s
Hospital Oakland and fellowship at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s
Hospital of Chicago. She now practices pediatric endocrinology in New Hampshire and is the medical director of the Pediatric and Adolescent
Transgender Program at Dartmouth Health Children’s. She is working with an
incredible Transgender health team in providing gender-affirming care to
gender-diverse youth in NH, VT, ME, NY, and MA. She is passionate about
providing equitable care to all individuals.
Jessica Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Program Coordinator
for the Pediatric and Adolescent Transgender Program with the Department of
Pediatric Endocrinology at Dartmouth Health Children’s. Jessica’s
clinical experiences and interests include sexual and reproductive health, with
particular interest in care of LGBTQ+ adolescents and young adults. She
provides care to gender diverse children, teens and young adults from across
New Hampshire, Vermont and northern Massachusetts. Jessica is active in
advocating for the rights of LGBTQ+ youth within the Dartmouth System, at the
state-level and across the country. Along with other members of the
Pediatric and Adolescent Trans Health team, she remains dedicated to helping
shape policies and train health care professionals about best practices in
caring for gender diverse and trans youth.
Institution links:
https://childrens.dartmouth-health.org/
https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/transgender-health-program
