Career Planning Resources

Review Information

Learning Objectives

• Consider how abortion and family planning will play a role in your future career.
• Identify resources to find more information about pursuing opportunities to provide abortion after residency.

Resources

• Planning for a Career in Abortion and Family Planning Workshop – Innovating Education in Reproductive Health

  . Published March 12, 2019. Accessed April 2025.

• Clinical Abortion Staffing Solutions: We seek to promote equitable abortion access by connecting abortion providing sites to committed healthcare professionals, offering targeted technical assistance to both sites and abortion care job seekers, and supporting abortion providing sites in creating fulfilling and equitable work environments.

  https://abortionstaffing.org/

  . Accessed April 2025.

• Abortion Clinic Toolkit: A curriculum and collection of resources for physicians and advanced practice clinicians who are trained in the basics of abortion procedures but want additional training to prepare them to work independently in the outpatient abortion clinic setting.

  Welcome

  . Accessed April 2025

• The Society of Family Planning brings together members committed to advancing just and equitable abortion and contraception through science. Membership is open to those with a demonstrated interest in family planning research and good professional standing. Society of Family Planning Job Board (membership & log-in required)

  https://sfp.memberclicks.net/job-board

    Accessed April 2025

• Many ob-gyn faculty who lead family planning education and patient care also practice as generalist ob-gyns.  Being a generalist with a family planning focus can strengthen interdisciplinary connections in research, education, and patient care for an ob-gyn department.  Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics & Gynecology (SASCOG) Job Board

  https://careers.sasgog.org/

  Accessed April 2025

• The Ryan Program maintains a list of open family planning positions at established and developing Ryan Programs and abortion clinics.

  https://ryanprogram.org/resources/open-family-planning-positions/

  Accessed April 2025