A family medicine training collaborative in early abortion.
OBJECTIVE
This study's objective was to assess participation and perceived benefits of abortion training among residents at programs with integrated early abortion care.


METHODS
We developed a collaborative early abortion training network.


RESULTS
Residents at training sites had high participation (71%) and were more likely to report familiarity and comfort with providing early abortion care than comparison sites. Residents reported benefits to overall training (78%), satisfaction (55%), and plans to provide abortion care (40%).


CONCLUSIONS
This collaborative abortion training program was valued by residents and was associated with greater self-assessed skills and positive attitudes toward providing early abortion care than at comparison sites.
Bennett
Ian
I
Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA. ian.bennett@uphs.upenn
Johnson
Margaret
M
Wu
Justine P
JP
Kalkstein
Karin
K
Wolff
Elizabeth
E
Bellamy
Scarlett
S
Fleischman
Joan
J
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education*