“It Allows You to Challenge Your Beliefs”: Examining Medical Students’ Reactions to First Trimester Abortion

Rivlin, Katherine; Sedlander, Erica; Cepin, Ana

doi:10.1016/j.whi.2020.06.004

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“…A focus group of medical students described how students “expressed a genuine interest” in being exposed to sexual and reproductive health including abortion care 19 . Qualitative interviews with students who had observed a first‐trimester abortion found that “participating in abortion care was deeply worthwhile” and that curricular change around abortion education should include more time for reflection 29 . Clinical medical students who participated in a structured clinical curriculum in abortion care reported higher self‐assessed measures of competency than those who experienced ad hoc clinical experiences 9 .…”

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“…Five studies provided insights from medical educators about their experiences with contraception and abortion education 7,23,48,49,53 . Two qualitative studies explored student perspectives on sexual and reproductive health education 19,29 …”

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“…1 Abortion Twenty-two studies discussed abortion care in medical education . 3,6,7,9,10,15,19,20,[24][25][26]29,30,[37][38][39]43,45,46,51,55,56 Some studies described specific education teaching approaches 15,38,43 while others assessed student perceptions of abortion education. 30,37,39,55,56 One study described a rotation developed by students to provide abortion education in the preclinical years.…”

Section: Contraceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sexual and reproductive health teaching in undergraduate medical education: A narrative review

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Steinauer

2023

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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ObjectiveContraception use, undesired pregnancy, and abortion care are common medical experiences that most physicians will encounter for their patients. Future physicians should therefore have some formal education on these topics. In this narrative review, we focused on how medical education approaches these sometimes polarizing yet fundamental topics.MethodsWe assessed the published literature on sexual and reproductive health education in undergraduate medical education from 2000 to 2021, screening 868 articles and including 52 articles. We included articles that discussed contraception, emergency contraception, pregnancy options counseling, abortion, and ethics related to sexual and reproductive health.ResultsIncluded studies came from 14 countries and described both preclinical and clinical education. Studies assessed medical student knowledge, the effectiveness of educational interventions and medical school faculty perspectives on sexual and reproductive health curricula. Medical educators have employed a variety of approaches to teach sexual and reproductive health including simulation, objective structured clinical examinations, team‐based learning, narrative medicine, online modules, and flipped classrooms.ConclusionStudents generally received sexual and reproductive health education favorably, demonstrating increased knowledge and comfort with these topics after an education session. Studies also identified curricular gaps and deficiencies in student knowledge, which may indicate a need for improved and consistent medical school education on contraception and abortion.

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Sexual and reproductive health teaching in undergraduate medical education: A narrative review

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Steinauer

2023

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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“…Students selected lectures and clinical experience as the most desirable modalities for communicating information about family planning and abortion followed by panel-based discussion, simulated patients, and team-based cases. A study of second-and third-year students at an academic medical center found that clinical exposure to abortion is a valued experience that enabled empathy and challenging of their existing beliefs [8]. While the authors of this paper majorly comment on preclinical exposure to these topics, clinical experience is still a popular educational resource that students value.…”

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Evaluation of family planning and abortion education in preclinical curriculum at a large midwestern medical school

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McKinzie

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Heliyon

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“…Regardless of American medical organizations' support for keeping abortion legal, the stigmatization of abortion has affected medical school curricula, leaving American medical students insufficiently trained to perform abortions and unprepared for counseling patients about pregnancy options. Recognizing their dearth of knowledge, some American medical students have called for curricular reform that includes more time for reflection about abortion, and opportunities to observe abortions (Rivlin et al, 2020).…”

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Placing abortion in historical, legal, and clinical context in American medical school classrooms

Wolf

Broecker

2022

World Med & Health Policy

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Abortion is one of the most commonly performed medical procedures in the United States. In 2018, physicians in the United States performed 189 abortions for every 1000 births. Abortion is also common in other countries; across the globe, tens of millions of women seek abortions annually. In the countries that have legalized abortion, ready access to the procedure, along with access to reliable contraception, have improved women's economic status, their health, their longevity, and their ability to care for their children. Yet, despite its prevalence and benefits, abortion has also been a magnet for political controversy in the United States and elsewhere. In the United States, where the controversy has not ebbed for 50 years, abortion laws in some states have become increasingly restrictive, particularly in the last decade. This commentary describes an innovative way to teach medical students about abortion and argues that teaching abortion to medical students in the United States and throughout the world has become more, rather than less, important. This article also argues that, given the importance of access to safe abortions for women's health and well‐being, medical schools are obligated to provide medical students with the comprehensive medical knowledge that will allow them, after becoming physicians, to accurately advise, and sensitively counsel, women seeking abortions. Medical schools are also obligated to arm medical students with the relevant historical and legal knowledge that will allow them to advocate for the comprehensive reproductive services that all women need—services that include safe, legal abortion.

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“It Allows You to Challenge Your Beliefs”: Examining Medical Students’ Reactions to First Trimester Abortion

Cited by 7 publications

References 23 publications

Sexual and reproductive health teaching in undergraduate medical education: A narrative review

Sexual and reproductive health teaching in undergraduate medical education: A narrative review

Evaluation of family planning and abortion education in preclinical curriculum at a large midwestern medical school

Placing abortion in historical, legal, and clinical context in American medical school classrooms

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