The vast majority of residents fully participate in family planning training. Some choose to opt out of portions of the rotation, but most of these residents participate in many or most clinical care activities. We now refer to residents who opt out of portions of training as “partially participating residents”.
Partially participating residents learn many skills necessary and relevant to ob-gyn practice. On the family planning rotation partially participating residents gain:
▪ Clinical skills and medical knowledge in contraception care; early pregnancy loss care; uterine aspiration for abortion or early pregnancy loss, and in emergency settings; contraception, pregnancy options, and abortion counseling; management of early pregnancy loss and rare abortion complications, and pre- and post- abortion care.
▪ Ability to provide patient-centered care, including higher confidence in interacting with patients facing unintended pregnancy, improved communication skills, and increased sensitivity to patients’ needs.
▪ Supportive attitudes about abortion, including greater empathy for people who have abortions and increased respect for abortion care providers.
These resources are designed to help institutions develop a partial participation protocol and guide program faculty in their work and support of partially participating residents. For a printable handout on the benefits of partial participation, click here.
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The contents of these resources are adapted from the RISE New Director Toolkit and Innovating Education in Reproductive Health.