The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) adolescent population experiences health disparities due to barriers to care, including lack of ac-cess to culturally competent health care providers. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to in-crease access to culturally competent care through con-tinuing education, a physical makeover of clinic space, and a social marketing campaign. The impact of the project on the number of LGBTQ+ adolescent patients at the clinic and the rate of documentation of sexual ori-entation and gender identity data was evaluated via a chart audit. Changes in nurses??? and health care providers??? knowledge as a result of the continuing education were evaluated with a pretest and a posttest. The number of LGBTQ+ patients and provider knowledge increased following the continuing education. Sexual orienta-tion and gender identity data were documented during 87.5 of visits. The participants??? knowledge increased by 4.7 following the continuing education. Further, five physical changes to the clinic were completed and a social marketing campaign was launched. This qual-ity improvement project demonstrates that continuing education can be an effective way to increase cultural competence for the care of LGBTQ+ individuals. J Con -tin Educ Nurs. 2022;53(8):348-354.
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