Family Planning
OB 507M.23
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Description
Students should reach out to course leadership to request permission to enroll. Please contact Dr. Deborah Bartz, dbartz@bwh.harvard.edu, for approval to enroll. This course will expose the student to the range of clinical experiences and issues related to family planning, in order to provide a comprehensive knowledge base, an opportunity for skill development, and a context for clarification of values related to family planning. Seventy percent (7-half day sessions) of the student's time will be spent in family planning and gynecology clinics where she will gain exposure to abortion and contraceptive care. This clinical training will include exposure to abortion in a hospital setting and with community-based abortion providers, as well as time spent in outpatient gyn services within a community health center (CHC). By observing the full spectrum of family planning care delivery sites - from the integrated approach to primary prevention within the CHC medical home model to the tertiary care afforded to more complex cases in the hospital - the student will gain appreciation of the role of family planning in the full spectrum of women's health. Across these settings, advanced instruction will be provided in patient counseling and health promotion related to reproductive decision-making. Thirty percent of the student's time (3 half day sessions) will be dedicated to didactics and research, including the 4 hours of regularly scheduled didactic time dedicated to the BWH-MGH combined ob/gyn residency and including the 2 hours of weekly seminar provided at BWH Family Planning Center. Didactic sessions will supplement the knowledge base built in prior core clerkships, covering issues rarely addressed elsewhere in the curriculum, including abortion, reproductive health policy, and domestic and global family planning concerns. Seminars will provide an opportunity for discussion and values clarification regarding family planning care provision. Students will be required to generate a substantive scholarly product on a topic of chosen interest and to prepare a presentation of this work to the family planning faculty and staff.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
Open to International Visiting Students
