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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Reproductive Health
  • Physician Well-being

Background:

  • Medical careers often lead to delayed childbearing.
  • Physician infertility is a growing concern due to extended training.
  • Lack of formal education on fertility impacts medical students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Assess medical school curricula for physician fertility education.
  • Evaluate student and curriculum leader perspectives on responsibility for fertility information.

Main Methods:

  • Surveys distributed to medical students and curriculum leaders via REDCap.
  • Student surveys utilized snowball method and Student Affairs offices.
  • Curriculum leader contacts identified from official school websites.

Main Results:

  • Most students (57.4%) unaware of "physician infertility"; 86.6% reported no fertility discussions in school.
  • 82% of students believe it's their responsibility to be informed, but 92.8% want formal family planning discussions.
  • 75% of curriculum leaders confirmed lack of fertility discussion in curricula.

Conclusions:

  • Most medical institutions do not address physician infertility or family planning.
  • Students express a strong interest in receiving education about future fertility.
  • Addressing physician fertility education is crucial for medical trainees.