Abortion is a common experience for people around the world; yet it is often excluded from family medicine curricula. The Abortion 101 Mini-Course is intended to fill the gaps by introducing the medical knowledge, exam, procedural, and counseling skills needed to provide unbiased, evidence-based reproductive health care.
It is strongly recommended that you complete the modules marked with an asterisk (*) prior to your first date at WWH. All modules should be completed by the end of your rotation.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize that medication abortion and uterine aspiration are safe and highly acceptable to patients.
- Identify up-to-date resources for post-Dobbs abortion care policies.
- Learn to establish a stigma-free environment around pregnancy decisions.
- Describe steps for providing first trimester medication and aspiration abortion.
- Understand methods for reducing pain during uterine aspiration.
- Know possible complications of procedural abortion and techniques to prevent them.
- Describe how expanding the role of primary care providers in abortion care can improve access to abortion services.