These publications represent work by both the Ryan Program team and the broader Ryan community, all drawing on or citing Ryan Program data to advance understanding of abortion training, clinical education, and reproductive health care. This list highlights publications from 2012 to the present, but Ryan Program scholarship dates back to the Program’s founding.
2026
- Navigating the Complexities of Out-of-State Abortion Training in the United States Post-Dobbs.
Brandi K, Claymore E, Simonson K, Turk J, Steinauer J.
AJOG Global Reports. 2026;6(3):100676. doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2026.100676 - Pilot Implementation of a National, Web-Based Abortion Curriculum for Obstetrics-Gynecology Residents.
Mengesha B, Lutz E, Connolly A, Adler A, Teal A, Keller J, Banks E, Steinauer J.
O G Open. 2026 Apr 2;3(2):e165. doi:10.1097/og9.0000000000000165. - Abortion Education in U.S. Medical Schools: Curricular Variability by State Law.
Traub AM, Ghafir D, Kohli S, Young MR, Rowh A, Runyan A, Koetje J, Steinauer J, Rowh MAW.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Jan;35(2):121-126. doi:10.1177/15409996251393044.
2025
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Trainee Insights Regarding the Effect of the Dobbs Supreme Court Decision.
Meriwether KV, Beckham AJ, Kim-Fine S, Ablove T, Ollendorff A, Dale LE, Krashin JW, Orejuela F, Mazloomdoost D, Grimes CL, Winkelman WD, Propst K, Florian-Rodriguez ME, Turk JK, Chang OH, Horvath S, Ros ST, Crisp CC, Petersen TR, Iglesia CB.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2025 Jun;34(6):823-834. doi:10.1089/jwh.2024.0095. - Role of institutional and state policies in management of pregnancies of unknown location: A 2024 online survey of Ryan Programs in the United States.
Smith MV, Turk J, Mercier R, Steinauer J, Berger A, Vinekar K.
Contraception. 2025 May;145:110832. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110832. - Residents Navigating Moral Distress After the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision.
Cutler A, Claymore E, Turk JK, Steinauer JE.
O G Open. 2025 Apr 3;2(2):e074. doi:10.1097/og9.0000000000000074. - The impact of Dobbs v. Jackson on abortion training in obstetrics and gynecology residency programs: A qualitative study.
Vachon D, Hildebrand MC, Averbach S, Turk J, Steinauer J, Mody SK.
Contraception. 2025 Apr;144:110808. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110808. - “It’s a reality that we in medicine should catch up with”: Physician’s attitudes about self-sourced and managed abortion in the United States.
Karlin J, Novaes J, Sarnaik S, Holt K, Steinauer J, Dehlendorf C.
Soc Sci Med. 2025 Mar;368:117708. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117708.
2024
- The importance of abortion training for obstetrician-gynecologists: A comparison of the United States, Sweden, and Ghana.
Obern C, Morhe E, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Steinauer J.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 Nov;167(2):598-603. doi:10.1002/ijgo.15733. - Routine abortion training correlates with obstetrics and gynecology program directors’ assessment of graduating residents’ skills.
Steinauer JE, Turk JK, Zite N, Ogburn T, Horvath S.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Nov;231(5):e186-e189. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2024.07.020. - Abortion Care Services and Restrictions in Teaching Hospitals.
Steinauer JE, Claymore E, Simonson K, Steele H, Turk JK.
O G Open. 2024 Sep 19;1(3):34. doi:10.1097/og9.0000000000000034. - Trainee Perspectives Regarding the Effect of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court Decision on Obstetrics and Gynecology Training.
Meriwether KV, Kim-Fine S, Ablove T, Ollendorff A, Dale LE, Krashin JW, Winkelman WD, Orejuela F, Mazloomdoost D, Grimes CL, Beckham AJ, Propst K, Florian-Rodriguez ME, Turk JK, Chang OH, Horvath S, Ros ST, Crisp CC, Petersen TR, Iglesia CB.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jul;33(7):908-915. doi:10.1089/jwh.2023.0960. - Out-of-State Abortion Training Rotations for Residents in States With Limited Access.
Turk JK, Simonson K, Claymore E, Dawoodbhoy N, Steele H, Steinauer JE.
O G Open. 2024 Jun 27;1(2):17. doi:10.1097/og9.0000000000000017. - “I Went Into This Field to Empower Other People, and I Feel Like I Failed”: Residents Experience Moral Distress Post-Dobbs.
Turk JK, Claymore E, Dawoodbhoy N, Steinauer JE.
J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Jun;16(3):271-279. doi:10.4300/JGME-D-23-00582.1. - The association between abortion training and obstetrics and gynecology resident competence and intention to provide abortion care before Dobbs.
Turk JK, Steinauer JE, Zite N, Ogburn T, Horvath S.
Contraception. 2024 Apr;132:110358. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110358. - Abortion training in U.S. obstetrics and gynecology residency programs in a post-Dobbs era.
Vinekar K, Karlapudi A, Bauer CC, Steinauer J, Rible R, Brown K, Turk JK.
Contraception. 2024 Feb;130:110291. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110291. - Society of Family Planning Clinical Recommendation: Management of hemorrhage at the time of abortion.
Kerns JL, Brown K, Nippita S, Steinauer J.
Contraception. 2024 Jan;129:110292. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110292. - Understanding pre-residency abortion training pathways and career choices in the United States: a qualitative study.
Henderson R, Barreto V, Nyren M, Moumne O, Finley T, Byun S, Monaco A, Steinauer J.
BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2024 Jan 9;50(1):27-32. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2023-201872.
2023
- Gynecology Graduating Residents’ Practice Plans.
Woodcock AL, Carter G, Baayd J, Turok DK, Turk J, Sanders JN, Pangasa M, Gawron LM, Kaiser JE.
Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Nov 1;142(5):1105-1111. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005383. - Implications of Overturning Roe v Wade on Abortion Training in US Family Medicine Residency Programs.
Wulf S, Vinekar K, Dehlendorf C, Srinivasulu S, Steinauer J, Carvajal DN.
Ann Fam Med. 2023 Nov-Dec;21(6):545-548. doi:10.1370/afm.3042. - Sexual and reproductive health teaching in undergraduate medical education: A narrative review.
French V, Steinauer J.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Oct;163(1):23-30. doi:10.1002/ijgo.14759. - Now is the time to stand up for reproductive justice and abortion access.
Espey E, Haider S, Stone J, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Steinauer J.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jan;228(1):48-52. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2022.07.033.
2022
- Understanding the role of race in abortion stigma in the United States: a systematic scoping review.
Brown K, Laverde R, Barr-Walker J, Steinauer J.
Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2022 Dec;30(1):2141972. doi:10.1080/26410397.2022.2141972. - Implications of the Dobbs Decision for Medical Education: Inadequate Training and Moral Distress.
Mengesha B, Zite N, Steinauer J.
JAMA. 2022 Nov 1;328(17):1697-1698. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.19544. - Work-arounds at faith-based obstetrics and gynecology residency programs to accomplish family planning training.
Go VA, Steinauer J, Guiahi M.
Contraception. 2022 Nov;115:59-61. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2022.06.013. - Projected Implications of Overturning Roe v Wade on Abortion Training in U.S. Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs.
Vinekar K, Karlapudi A, Nathan L, Turk JK, Rible R, Steinauer J.
Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Aug 1;140(2):146-149. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000004832. - “We’re called upon to be nonjudgmental”: A qualitative exploration of United States medical students’ discussions of abortion as a reflection of their professionalism.
Merz AA, Janiak E, Mokashi M, Allen RH, Jackson C, Berkowitz L, Steinauer J, Bartz D.
Contraception. 2022 Feb;106:57-63. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2021.09.004. - Professionalism in Family Planning Care Workshop.
Steinauer J, Adler A, Turk J, Chien J, Landy U.
MedEdPORTAL. 2022 Jan 12;18:11212. doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11212. - Increase in Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Self-Assessed Competence in Early Pregnancy Loss Management With Routine Abortion Care Training.
Horvath S, Turk J, Steinauer J, Ogburn T, Zite N.
Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jan 1;139(1):116-119. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000004628.
2021
- The integration of abortion into obstetrician-gynecologists’ practice after comprehensive family planning resident training.
Turk J, Landy U, Preskill F, Adler A, Steinauer J.
Contraception. 2021 Oct;104(4):337-343. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2021.05.022. - Greasing the wheels: The impact of COVID-19 on US physician attitudes and practices regarding medication abortion.
Karlin J, Sarnaik S, Holt K, Dehlendorf C, Joffe C, Steinauer J.
Contraception. 2021 Sep;104(3):289-295. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2021.04.022. - Resident Abortion Care Training and Satisfaction: Results from the 2020 Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology In-Training Examination Survey.
Horvath S, Zite N, Turk J, Ogburn T, Steinauer J.
Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Sep 1;138(3):472-474. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000004512. - Twenty Years of the Ryan Residency Training Program in Abortion and Family Planning.
Landy U, Turk JK, Simonson K, Koenemann K, Steinauer J.
Contraception. 2021 May;103(5):305-309. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2020.12.009. - Influence of a values clarification workshop on residents training at Catholic Hospital programs.
Guiahi M, Wilson C, Claymore E, Simonson K, Steinauer J.
Contracept X. 2021;3:100054. doi:10.1016/j.conx.2021.100054.
2020
- Second-trimester abortion attitudes and practices among maternal-fetal medicine and family planning subspecialists.
Kerns JL, Turk JK, Corbetta-Rastelli CM, Rosenstein MG, Caughey AB, Steinauer JE.
BMC Womens Health. 2020 Feb 3;20(1):20. doi:10.1186/s12905-020-0889-9. - Breaking the silence in the primary care office: patients’ attitudes toward discussing abortion during contraceptive counseling.
Dianat S, Silverstein IA, Holt K, Steinauer J, Dehlendorf C.
Contracept X. 2020;2:100029. doi:10.1016/j.conx.2020.100029. - Family planning training at Catholic and other religious hospitals: a national survey.
Guiahi M, Teal S, Kenton K, DeCesare J, Steinauer J.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Mar;222(3):273.e1-273.e9. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.012. - Racial diversity in abortion education and intention to provide abortion in postresidency practice: data from the Ryan Program.
Brown KS, Steinauer JE, Turk J, Landy U, Jackson AV.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Mar;222(3):271.e1-271.e8. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.009.
2019
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Hemorrhage After Dilation and Evacuation Abortion for Fetal Death.
Kerns JL, Ti A, Aksel S, Lederle L, Sokoloff A, Steinauer J.
Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Oct;134(4):708-713. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000003460. - Sources of support for and resistance to abortion training in obstetrics and gynecology residency programs.
Turk JK, Landy U, Chien J, Steinauer JE.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug;221(2):156.e1-156.e6. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.04.026.
2018
- Abortion training in US obstetrics and gynecology residency programs.
Steinauer JE, Turk JK, Pomerantz T, Simonson K, Learman LA, Landy U.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jul;219(1):86.e1-86.e6. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.04.011. - Decision satisfaction among women choosing a method of pregnancy termination in the setting of fetal anomalies and other pregnancy complications: A qualitative study.
Kerns JL, Light A, Dalton V, McNamara B, Steinauer J, Kuppermann M.
Patient Educ Couns. 2018. - Safety of Deep Sedation Without Intubation for Second-Trimester Dilation and Evacuation.
Aksel S, Lang L, Steinauer JE, Drey EA, Lederle L, Sokoloff A, Carlisle AS.
Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jul;132(1):171-178. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000002692.
2017
- Exploring How Residents Who Partially Participate in Family Planning Training Determine Their Level of Participation.
Turk JK, Preskill F, Fields A, Landy U, Steinauer JE.
Womens Health Issues. 2017 Sep-Oct;27(5):614-619. doi:10.1016/j.whi.2017.03.013. - What Women Want from Their Health Care Providers about Pregnancy Options Counseling: A Qualitative Study.
French VA, Steinauer JE, Kimport K.
Womens Health Issues. 2017 Nov-Dec;27(6):715-720. doi:10.1016/j.whi.2017.08.003.
2016
- Influence of clinician referral on Nebraska women’s decision-to-abortion time.
French V, Anthony R, Souder C, Geistkemper C, Drey E, Steinauer J.
Contraception. 2016 Mar;93(3):236-243. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2015.10.005.
2015
- Four Residents’ Narratives on Abortion Training: A Residency Climate of Reflection, Support, and Mutual Respect.
Lupi C, Steinauer J.
Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Dec;126(6):1308-1309. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000001174. - Choice of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device, etonogestrel implant or depot medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraception after aspiration abortion.
Steinauer JE, Upadhyay UD, Sokoloff A, Harper CC, Diedrich JT, Drey EA.
Contraception. 2015 Dec;92(6):553-559. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2015.06.013. - Obesity as a Risk Factor for Complications After Second-Trimester Abortion by Dilation and Evacuation.
Lederle L, Steinauer JE, Montgomery A, Aksel S, Drey EA, Kerns JL.
Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Sep;126(3):585-592. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000001006. - Grief after second-trimester termination for fetal anomaly: a qualitative study.
Maguire M, Light A, Kuppermann M, Dalton VK, Steinauer JE, Kerns JL.
Contraception. 2015 Mar;91(3):234-239. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2014.11.015. - Reproductive and gynecologic health after uterine artery embolization for postabortion hemorrhage.
Rowen TS, Steinauer J, Drey EA, Light A, Conrad M, Kerns JL.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Apr;129(1):85-86. doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.10.016.
2014
- Legislating abortion care.
Steinauer J, Sufrin C. Virtual Mentor. 2014 Apr 1;16(4):265-269. doi:10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.04.jdsc1-1404. - Availability and characteristics of abortion training in US ob-gyn residency programs: a national survey.
Turk JK, Preskill F, Landy U, Rocca CH, Steinauer JE. Contraception. 2014 Apr;89(4):271-277. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2013.12.002. - Same-day synthetic osmotic dilators compared with overnight laminaria before abortion at 14-18 weeks of gestation: a randomized controlled trial.
Newmann SJ, Sokoloff A, Tharyil M, Illangasekare T, Steinauer JE, Drey EA. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Feb;123(2 Pt 1):271-278. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000080. - Dilation and evacuation training in maternal-fetal medicine fellowships.
Rosenstein MG, Turk JK, Caughey AB, Steinauer JE, Kerns JL. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jun;210(6):569.e1-5. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2014.01.038. - Impact of partial participation in integrated family planning training on medical knowledge, patient communication and professionalism.
Steinauer JE, Turk JK, Preskill F, Devaskar S, Freedman L, Landy U. Contraception. 2014 Apr;89(4):278-285. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2013.12.012. - Immediate versus delayed initiation of the contraceptive patch after abortion: a randomized trial.
Steinauer JE, Sokoloff A, Roberts EM, Drey EA, Dehlendorf CE, Prager SW. Contraception. 2014 Jan;89(1):42-47. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2013.03.002.
2013
- Women’s questions after postabortion insertion of intrauterine contraception.
Diedrich JT, Drey EA, Dehlendorf C, Steinauer JE. Contraception. 2013 Sep;88(3):396-400. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2012.11.012. - Barriers to D&E practice among family planning subspecialists.
Turk JK, Steinauer JE, Landy U, Kerns JL. Contraception. 2013 Oct;88(4):561-567. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2013.04.011. - Management of postabortion hemorrhage: release date November 2012 SFP Guideline #20131.
Kerns J, Steinauer J. Contraception. 2013 Mar;87(3):331-342. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2012.10.024. - Psychological distress and post-abortion contraceptive method effectiveness level chosen at an urban clinic.
Steinberg JR, Tschann JM, Henderson JT, Drey EA, Steinauer JE, Harper CC. Contraception. 2013 Dec;88(6):717-724. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2013.08.009. - The benefits of family planning training: a 10-year review of the Ryan Residency Training Program.
Steinauer JE, Turk JK, Fulton MC, Simonson KH, Landy U. Contraception. 2013 Aug;88(2):275-280. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2013.02.006. - Opting out of abortion training: benefits of partial participation in a dedicated family planning rotation for ob-gyn residents.
Steinauer JE, Hawkins M, Turk JK, Darney P, Preskill F, Landy U. Contraception. 2013 Jan;87(1):88-92. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2012.09.002.
2012
- Maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists’ provision of second-trimester termination services.
Kerns JL, Steinauer JE, Rosenstein MG, Turk JK, Caughey AB, D’Alton M.
Am J Perinatol. 2012 Oct;29(9):709-716. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1314893.