RHEDI Study Surveys the Landscape of Abortion Training in US Family Medicine Residency Programs
This study surveyed directors of US FMRPs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Questions on available training aimed to achieve a comprehensive and updated understanding of the availability of abortion training within family medicine residency programs including both routine and optional training and both medication and aspiration abortion. We found that more than half of the responding FMRPs reported some abortion training though much of it was elective. The presence of abortion training was associated with a program having 31 or more residents, being in a state with protected abortion access, not having a Catholic affiliation, and having a program director who believed abortion training should be routine in FMRPs.
New Research Examines the Impact of Dobbs on Family Medicine Residency Programs
According to new research published in Annals of Family Medicine, 29 percent of family medicine residency programs are located in states with abortion bans or severe abortion restrictions, limiting the medical education of nearly 4,000 residents each year.
Even After Dobbs, Primary Care Providers Can Help Safeguard Abortion
An Op-Ed from RHEDI clinicians and educators in Scientific American
