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. 2025 Jun;52(2):197-205.
doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2024.12.013. Epub 2025 Jan 27.

Challenges to Family Planning Education and Future Workforce Effects

Sarah Horvath  1
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Challenges to Family Planning Education and Future Workforce Effects

Sarah Horvath. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2025 Jun.

Abstract

This article reviews the challenges facing family planning education in the setting of abortion care, legal restrictions, and institutional policies. It discusses the impact of incomplete residency training on the health care workforce and implications for the future of patient care. We specifically discuss resident satisfaction, competence, and intentions to provide full scope family planning services, including abortion and early pregnancy loss care.

Keywords: Abortion; Complex family planning; Early pregnancy loss; Medical education; Resident training; Ryan residency program.

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Disclosures S. Horvath is a Nexplanon Trainer for Organon. S. Horvath is funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, United States, Grant 2KL2TR002015-05A1 and 5KL2TR002015-06. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

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