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Show SUMMIT PROMOTES TRANSGENDER HEALTHCARE KNOWLEDGE BY CYNTHIA LUU /STAFF WRITER PHOTO BY PRESTON ZUBAL O n Saturday, the School of Medicine hosted the second annual summit specific to transgender heath care. The slogan for this year's summit was "expanding knowledge of transgender healthcare," which emphasized the different components of mental and medical health care within the transgender community. Andy Rivera, the founder and coordinator of the summit and a senior in health promotion and education, said the summit was targeted to the care of this community because there has been a lack of attention to these individuals in the past. "[It's] a unique community in terms of the health needs': Rivera said. "Not that they have different health needs, but the way they are receiving services isn't what providers consider conventional ...This is a population we need to be aware of; we need to understand how to properly interact with, respect, empathize and [make] sure we're confident in the care we're giving them:' The summit provided a wide range of seminars, including an introductory session on cultural competency and sensitivity in utilizing the correct terminology and language. Holly Hancock, the speaker for the session, is an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist. She operates a private practice for LGBTQ+ individuals and set the foundation in using the correct language for medical providers working with transgender patients. "The first thing is: Do no harm.That's a definite must for all providers': Hancock said. "Refer to someone as the gender they're presenting or using gender neutral pronouns and chosen name. If you don't know what their preferred name is, you ask, `What pronoun do you prefer?' It's that simple:' Another panel of Utah medical providers shared their work on how their practice correlates to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health standard of health care. Loren Schechter, a plastic surgeon from Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago, said the different medical practices for transgender patients isn't bound to the standards. "The real recognition is that these are flexible guidelines that have barriers, and they can be applied individually with respect to every individual's unique circumstances': Schechter said. Other components of the summit included a panel for patients to share their stories and experiences with health care workers and an advocacy workshop with Equality Utah to teach providers how to advocate for the transgender community. Rivera said the summit was important to the U specifically because of the U's reputation for being a major medical resource facility. Evelyn Gopez, the associate dean of inclusion and outreach at the U's School of Medicine, said ensuring a stable environment for the transgender community is a necessity. "Health is a fundamental human right': Gopez said. "We in the health profession want to give the best health care for all our patients regardless of who they are, where they come from and what their background may be:' c.luu@chronicle.utah.edu @cynthia luu MARIOTA STARS IN DUCKS' ROUT OF UTES BY RYAN MILLER /ASST SPORTS PHOTO BY CONOR BARRY EDITOR 0 n Saturday night, Utah saw firsthand what Heisman front-runner Marcus Mariota was capable of. The Oregon quarterback finished with 353 yards of total offense and led the Ducks to 24 fourth quarter points, including 21 unanswered to end the game, as Oregon ran away from the Utes 51-27. He was the reason the Ducks won the game. It just took some time to realize it. In the first quarter, a string of bad luck — and that's underselling it — hit the Utes. First, quarterback Kendal Thompson, after breathing life into the Utes, recent stagnant offense, went down with a season-ending knee injury. Then in the first moments of the second quarter, Kaelin Clay made the play for which he will be remembered for a long time — and not in a good way. Thompson's replacement, Travis Wilson, hit Clay in stride on a deep crossing route that had Clay running free for the end zone. As he got near the end zone, Clay inexplicably dropped the ball before crossing the plane. Assuming he had scored, Clay and the Utes started celebrating, all while the Ducks picked up the ball and ran their way to a house call in the other end zone. A 14-0 Utah lead turned into a 7-7 tie in an instant. Rice-Eccles Stadium fell silent, and the energetic Ute sideline changed to stunned disbelief. "It really seemed to take the winds out of our sail and take the air out of things for us': said head coach Kyle Whittingham. The Ducks took advantage of the deflated Utes squad, scoring three more times in the quarter, and took a 24-10 lead in the half. "I know how important points are, so I take full responsibility for what just happened because that shifted the whole game:' Clay said. "We would have went up 14-0, so criticism and blame, whatever you want to throw out, I'll take full credit for it. I don't even care. I place it all on my shoulders, I take it all:' It changed the whole game, yes, but the Utes changed it again in the second half. A week after throwing only 57 yards against Arizona State, the Utah passing attack reemerged from its slumber. Wilson connected on 18 of 28 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns, and the Utes had two players — Clay and running back Devontae Booker — eclipse the 100-yard receiving mark. With the passing game clicking, Utah battled back, and when Wilson hit tight end Westlee Tonga for a 13-yard scoring strike with 11:48 remaining in the game, the Utes found themselves down just three points, 30-27. There was plenty of time to complete the comeback, plenty of time for Clay's now infamous play to be forgotten, but also plenty of time for what may be the best player in college football to turn a close game into a rout. Unfortunately for the Utes, Mariota did just that. On the next Oregon possession, Mariota hit passes of 23 and 18 yards before finding D. Letters Stanford for a 34-yard touchdown. The next time he saw the ball, he threw for 59 yards and finished off the Duck's drive with a touchdown run to make it 44-27. Just like that, the rally was done, and the comeback dreams were dashed. When the Ducks needed him to, Mariota stepped up and took over the game. In the end, the Utes had no answer for one of the top players in the nation and the best playmaker in the conference. Mariota dashed Utah for 239 yards through the air with three touchdowns and added 152 more on the ground with a score. He was not to be stopped on this night. "It was Mariota that did most of the damage': Whittingham said. "The guy is really fast, and he's really smart, and I don't see anyone in the country better than him:' Whittingham and his squad got to see it up close Saturday night. r.miller@chronicle.utah.edu @millerjryan Eastern Arts & Salt Lake Ci Ballet present to the Editor WorlOance 201 ( Iciillgsbarty Hall Wedqesday, NoVerqbert 12 th Featuring Turkish and Persian music by Latif Bolat, Amir Mohammadi and Janam University of Utah campus With dances by Salt Lake City Ballet; U of U Character Dance Ensemble; Brigham Young University International Dance Ensemble, Utah Valley University and Eastern Arts. $10 and $5 for seniors and students Featured musician Latif Bolat letters@chronicle.utah.edu A special thank-you to our sponsors — www.Kingsburyhall.org 801-581-7100 and kingtix.org UTAH DIVISION OF arts& museums GEORGE S. AND DOLORES DORE ECCLES F OUND AT ON CITY ARTS |