Comments on: The Role of Medical Education in Preserving Abortion Access http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/06/the-role-of-medical-education-in-preserving-abortion-access Daily dose of women's health news and media analysis Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:39:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mary http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/06/the-role-of-medical-education-in-preserving-abortion-access/comment-page-1#comment-3172 Mary Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:05:42 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=7459#comment-3172 I am deeply saddened to read that you are so determined to spread the horror of abortion even through out an area that is strictly geared to harvesting life. I myself am a pre-med student who is searching for an institution that will not ask me to compromise my values and instruct me in how to do something that is Completely against my conscience. I believe that abortion is wrong in every aspect, at any stage. All life is precious. I pray that pro-life members who care just as much for the women as they do the babies will one day reach your understanding and morph your position towards abortion into a conviction that embraces all life. And I pray that the medical field will respect the consciences of pro-life individuals like me who are entering the realm of humanitarian charity that can be found in the medicine. I am deeply saddened to read that you are so determined to spread the horror of abortion even through out an area that is strictly geared to harvesting life. I myself am a pre-med student who is searching for an institution that will not ask me to compromise my values and instruct me in how to do something that is Completely against my conscience. I believe that abortion is wrong in every aspect, at any stage. All life is precious. I pray that pro-life members who care just as much for the women as they do the babies will one day reach your understanding and morph your position towards abortion into a conviction that embraces all life. And I pray that the medical field will respect the consciences of pro-life individuals like me who are entering the realm of humanitarian charity that can be found in the medicine.

]]> By: MomTFH http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/06/the-role-of-medical-education-in-preserving-abortion-access/comment-page-1#comment-2464 MomTFH Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:18:50 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=7459#comment-2464 Hey! That's me! Great post. We had one hour on abortion, and that included spontaneous abortion, incomplete abortions and missed abortions. It was taught by the head of the department, who is wonderful and pro choice. He is also well past the typical retirement age and not in the best of health. The next in command in the ob/gyn department relishes telling the class that he is "pro-life". I am lucky that the residency program closest to me is a Ryan program, and has three attendings who have completed family planning fellowships. Hey! That’s me!

Great post. We had one hour on abortion, and that included spontaneous abortion, incomplete abortions and missed abortions. It was taught by the head of the department, who is wonderful and pro choice. He is also well past the typical retirement age and not in the best of health. The next in command in the ob/gyn department relishes telling the class that he is “pro-life”.

I am lucky that the residency program closest to me is a Ryan program, and has three attendings who have completed family planning fellowships.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/06/the-role-of-medical-education-in-preserving-abortion-access/comment-page-1#comment-2461 Rachel Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:51:57 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=7459#comment-2461 Janet, Thank you so much for providing this additional information, and let me assure you that no slight was intended in its omission from the original post. Janet,
Thank you so much for providing this additional information, and let me assure you that no slight was intended in its omission from the original post.

]]> By: Janet Riessman http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/06/the-role-of-medical-education-in-preserving-abortion-access/comment-page-1#comment-2460 Janet Riessman Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:35:41 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=7459#comment-2460 Thanks for this great and important blog posting. The role of medical education in crucial to preserving abortion access. The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) also has been working to address the challenge of limited reproductive health education and training for health professions students (future doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, etc.) for many years. To that end, ARHP has developed three powerful, free online resources for students, faculty, and professionals. (1) Students like Carolyn seeking elective and extracurricular reproductive health training can use ARHP’s Global Opportunities (GO) Tool (www.arhp.org/GOtool) as a clearinghouse to find unique educational and training experiences in reproductive health settings around the world. (2) ARHP has also created the Curricula Organizer for Reproductive Health Education (CORE) for students, faculty, and professionals to access peer-reviewed, evidence-based slides, presentations, and teaching materials. CORE (www.arhp.org/CORE) is a collaborative effort of organizations working to improve the quality and quantity of reproductive health information included in health professions education. (3) Health practitioners can retrieve even more supplementary reproductive health information from the Reproductive Health Topic Areas of ARHP’s new Web site (www.arhp.org/topics). The collection of resources in each topic area provides students and professionals with links to continuing education opportunities, clinical publications, patient resources, featured research, breaking news, and other partner organizations working in reproductive health. Thanks for this great and important blog posting. The role of medical education in crucial to preserving abortion access.

The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) also has been working to address the challenge of limited reproductive health education and training for health professions students (future doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, etc.) for many years. To that end, ARHP has developed three powerful, free online resources for students, faculty, and professionals.

(1) Students like Carolyn seeking elective and extracurricular reproductive health training can use ARHP’s Global Opportunities (GO) Tool (www.arhp.org/GOtool) as a clearinghouse to find unique educational and training experiences in reproductive health settings around the world.

(2) ARHP has also created the Curricula Organizer for Reproductive Health Education (CORE) for students, faculty, and professionals to access peer-reviewed, evidence-based slides, presentations, and teaching materials. CORE (www.arhp.org/CORE) is a collaborative effort of organizations working to improve the quality and quantity of reproductive health information included in health professions education.

(3) Health practitioners can retrieve even more supplementary reproductive health information from the Reproductive Health Topic Areas of ARHP’s new Web site (www.arhp.org/topics). The collection of resources in each topic area provides students and professionals with links to continuing education opportunities, clinical publications, patient resources, featured research, breaking news, and other partner organizations working in reproductive health.

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