Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
10-17-2013
Abstract
BACKGROUND: As a controversial topic in American society, abortion occupies a precarious place in medical school curricula. Although medical students believe abortion is a valid and acceptable topic, fewer than 20% of U.S. medical schools offer formal abortion education in either the pre-clinical or clinical years. Only 40% provide abortion lectures during clerkships. According to the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, student learning objectives, abortion education should be included at a minimum in the third year core clerkship. In the absence of published curricula, health professional schools must develop their own methods to teach the medical aspects of the subject, while respecting all points of view.
PURPOSE: This research presents a reproducible structure for addressing both medical and ethical considerations in educating pre-clinical students about abortion.
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Presented at: George Washington University Research Days 2013.