Purpose: To describe the experiences of obstetrics and gynecology
residents regarding a local compared to a remote, off-site family planning (FP)
rotation.
Background: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education (ACGME) requires that obstetrics and gynecology residency programs
provide access to abortion training. Residents at our institution
had the option of such training at a local, free-standing abortion clinic until
2013. This training was then replaced by a rotation at a remote,
free-standing abortion clinic three hours away.
Methods: We surveyed graduated obstetrics and gynecology
residents who trained at our institution from 2009-2017. The survey contained
both closed-ended and open-ended questions about graduates’ experiences with FP
training. We asked about respondent’s assessment of the rotation’s
educational value and support of its integration into the residency curriculum.
We assessed predictors of FP rotation participation with Fisher’s exact
tests.
Results: Of the 32 eligible graduates surveyed, we received 21
complete responses (67%). Overall, 13 (62%) respondents participated in
the FP rotation. Ten respondents trained when the local rotation was
available and six of them would have been interested in a remote
rotation. Of the 11 respondents who trained when the remote rotation was
available, 8 participated and all 8 described the rotation as having high
educational value. Almost all respondents strongly supported integration
of an FP rotation into the curriculum (19/21). Relationship status,
having children, and current practice type were not associated with FP rotation
participation.
Discussions: Trainees in obstetrics and gynecology value access to
abortion training, even if the training is off-site and remote.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2019, Student, Resident, Residency Director, Residency Coordinator, Practice-Based Learning & Improvement, GME, Public Health, Advocacy, Contraception or Family Planning,
Selina Sandoval,
MD, University
of Kansas Medical Center; Carrie Wieneke, MD;
Sharon Fitzgerald,
MPH; Valerie
French, MD,
MA
