Work-arounds at faith-based obstetrics and gynecology residency programs to accomplish family planning training
Virginia-Arlene A Go1, Jody Steinauer2, Maryam Guiahi3
1Saint Joseph Hospital Denver, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Denver, CO, United States.
Objective:
To explore work-arounds at faith-based obstetrics and gynecology residency programs to accomplish family planning training.
Study Design:
We invited educational stakeholders to participate in telephone interviews that elicited strategies for overcoming barriers to family planning training in religious settings.
Results:
Eighteen out of 30 invited programs leaders participated. Work-arounds included reliance on non-contraceptive indications for contraception and permanent contraception provision, obtaining ethics committee approvals for service provision, and developing partnerships with offsite centers for training.
Conclusion:
Ob-gyn residency programs affiliated with religious hospitals utilize various work-arounds for family planning training and patient care. These findings may inform other programs that face similar barriers, secondary to institutional or governmental restrictions.
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