Clinicians in Abortion Care |
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Membership organization for clinicians that is sponsored by NAF. Members are provided with opportunities for networking, mentorship, coalition building, advocacy, and training. |
TEACH CREATE Program (Continuing Reproductive Education for Advanced Training Efficacy) |
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Partners with residency programs to provide a structured advanced training curriculum for advanced trainees that addresses the barriers between training and future reproductive health provision. |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) |
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A national umbrella organization for all local Planned Parenthood affiliates. The website has position papers, fact sheets, and FAQs about abortion. |
Physicians for Reproductive Health (Physicians) |
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Supports and trains physicians in providing reproductive health advocacy and improving medical education. Their website contains information about their training programs and educational videos. |
Provide |
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Seeks to ensure access to abortion by increasing services and raising awareness. Their website contains curriculum on making referrals, management of early pregnancy loss, and resources for nurses. |
Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) |
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Works directly with primary care providers to integrate abortion, contraception and miscarriage management, and links residents with mentors. See their site for helpful handouts and training tools. |
RHEDI: Center for Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine |
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Provides funding and expertise to integrate comprehensive abortion and family planning training in family medicine residency programs. Their site has clinical resources for integrating services and fact sheets. |
Ryan Residency Training Program |
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Provides resources to institute a dedicated, opt-out family planning rotation for OBGYN residencies. |
Training and Employment |
Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) |
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National organization for medical students. Their Training to Competence Externship provides residents with financial and logistical support for receiving abortion training. |
Nursing Students for Choice (NSFC) |
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National organization for nursing students. Their site contains education resources and information about their Clinical Externship Program. |
Fellowship in Family Planning |
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Fellowship based at UCSF with sites for graduates of family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology residency programs throughout the U.S. Fellows are provided with specialized training in research, teaching, and clinical skills in contraception and abortion over two years. |
Reproductive Health Care & Advocacy, GAPS, and Miscarriage Management Fellowships |
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These fellowships provide family physicians with further training in reproductive health care and advocacy. Fellows are provided with clinical, teaching and leadership skills over one year. |
Reproductive Health Fellowship in Women’s Health |
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A one-year fellowship providing further training for family physicians in contraception and abortion. |
TEACH Leadership Fellowship |
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This one-year fellowship provides family physicians with further training in reproductive health care, advocacy, and leadership. Fellows are provided with clinical, research, advocacy and leadership skills. |
The Leadership Training Academy (LTA) of Physicians for Reproductive Health Physicians |
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This program provides physicians with training in advocacy, leadership and communication skills to become effective advocates. The training consists of webinars and 3 in-person meetings over 8 months. |
Maternal Child Health and Obstetrics Fellowships |
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Some of these fellowships provide family physicians with further training in full spectrum reproductive health care. Ask specifically about inclusion of abortion training. |
Creating a Clinician Corps (C3) |
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Matches clinicians with clinics and health centers with an immediate need for abortion providers. |