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RHEDI supports abortion and sexual and reproductive health training in family medicine residencies.

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RHEDI Programs

U.S. family medicine residency programs that offer fully integrated abortion training and meet a set of expectations for resident learning across a range of sexual and reproductive health topics.

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Curricular Resources

We create and curate interactive learning tools to advance resident education and training in full-spectrum reproductive health care.

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Abortion Training

Check out the Abortion Training Roadmap for a comprehensive list of training opportunities.

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Our Impact

Family Medicine Physicians providing abortion after residency

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See: Summit AK, Chong E., Gold M. Abortion provision by family physicians after integrated opt-out training in residency. Fam Med. 2022; DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2023.526561

See: Patel P et al. Abortion Provision Among Recently Graduated Family Physicians. Fam Med. 2020 Nov;52(10):724-729. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2020.300682. PMID: 33151532.

“Here, you don't have to deal with protesters against abortions.…it's more private, it's more comforting.”
Abortion Care in Family Medicine | Patient Voices
“Well, when I went to see my doctor...that's when I found out I was pregnant. So, you know, I made the decision right there. Being that I didn't have to wait and go someplace else....it was very convenient, very fast and easy for me.”
Abortion Care in Family Medicine | Provider Voices
“Abortion for me is at the forefront of kind of a claim to one aspect of social justice…. honestly, it’s a huge draw, from the very first abortion I ever did, it’s just been the most intense and fulfilling seven minutes of family medicine that I do.”
Abortion Care in Family Medicine | Provider Voices
“It was gratifying, it was fulfilling and having accomplished something at the end of the procedure for the patient. In a way that we don’t necessarily get that very often in family medicine….So that appealed, and just providing that service that women were wanting”
Abortion Care in Family Medicine | Provider Voices

Featured Resource

Medication Abortion: Interactive Case

This interactive case provides a comprehensive introduction to medication abortion eligibility, regimens, counseling and other topics.

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Sterilization Violence

This module provides an introduction to longstanding patterns of sterilization violence and coercion in the United States, much of it perpetuated by medical professionals.

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Papaya Workshops

Papaya workshops demonstrate the simplicity, safety, and speed of manual vacuum aspiration for early abortion and miscarriage management, using fruit as uterine models. 

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Interactive Tray for Manual Vacuum Aspiration

This interactive exercise provides a comprehensive review of each instrument on the tray for Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA), along with the ‘no touch’ technique.

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Options Counseling Videos

These videos model patient-centered, compassionate, non-directive counseling, and demonstrate reproductive health care as a part of the continuity of care family physicians provide their patients.
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Featured Resource
Medication Abortion: Interactive Case
This interactive case provides a comprehensive introduction to medication abortion eligibility, regimens, counseling and other topics.
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Featured Resource
Sterilization Violence
This module provides an introduction to longstanding patterns of sterilization violence and coercion in the United States, much of it perpetuated by medical professionals.
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Featured Resource
Papaya Workshops
Papaya workshops demonstrate the simplicity, safety, and speed of manual vacuum aspiration for early abortion and miscarriage management, using fruit as uterine models. 
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Featured Resource
Interactive Tray for Manual Vacuum Aspiration
This interactive exercise provides a comprehensive review of each instrument on the tray for Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA), along with the 'no touch' technique.
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Featured Resource
Options Counseling Videos
These videos model patient-centered, compassionate, non-directive counseling, and demonstrate reproductive health care as a part of the continuity of care family physicians provide their patients.

Resources for People Seeking Abortion Care

A list of clinical, logistical, legal, and digital security resources.

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RHEDI Recommends

Resources we love from the SRH and Reproductive Justice movements.

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Confronting Pregnancy Criminalization: A Practical Guide for Healthcare Providers
This guide from Pregnancy Justice is designed to educate and provide practical tools for healthcare providers to stop the criminalization of pregnancy.
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Nine Months Later
Stories from people who found themselves pregnant just as the Dobbs decision was issued in June of 2022. From the podcast series This American Life.
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Why Adoption Isn’t an Alternative to Abortion
This episode of the Access podcast exposes the myth of adoption as an easy and parallel alternative to abortion.

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