Alumni Network
Continue Building the Future of Abortion Care
Your connection to MSFC doesn’t have to end after graduation.
The Medical Students for Choice Alumni Network includes former members who are fighting for the future of reproductive health care and reproductive justice in medicine and beyond. As you move through residency and at every stage of your career, you’ll remain part of the MSFC community.
Join fellow alumni to stay connected and support the next generation of abortion care providers!
Join the Network
There are many ways to remain involved with MSFC after graduation. As an MSFC alum, you’ll have opportunities to:
- Join the Alumni Network mailing list
- Stay connected with fellow alumni across around the world
- Learn about volunteer and mentorship opportunities
- Support current students at your medical school and/or in your local community
- Share your career milestones and accomplishments
- Receive invitations to alumni events and networking opportunities.
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Alums in the News
MSFC alum, Dr. April Lockley is a family medicine doctor, abortion provider, and medical director of the M+A hotline, and usually fields dozens of texts and calls in New York City. Lockley has been with the M+A hotline since 2020 and has seen a shift in callers’ needs before and after the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned federal abortion protections. Before, most callers were worried about the amount of pain they might experience. Now, the biggest fears are around criminalization.
“The anxiety around a medical provider knowing they’re pregnant at all, the concern about legal safety – that anxiety is much more prevalent,” she said. “‘I went to the doctor, now my doctor knows I’m pregnant, are they gonna turn me in to the police?’ We get those questions all the time.”
While state shield laws protect providers who prescribe abortion pills by mail, some red states have sued clinicians in blue states. Lockley and her colleagues at the hotline are not prescribing abortion pills, but they do guide callers on how to access them.
“In order to help protect people and help keep people safe, we want to give them accurate information so that they can decide for themselves if this is something that they want to do and what their options are,” Lockley said. “Because when people feel like they don’t have any options, they are more likely to do something dangerous or get in legal trouble.”
The M+A hotline is open seven days a week and staffed by over 100 volunteers including physicians, nurses, midwives, or other health care professionals. In 2025, the hotline received a little over 14,000 phone calls, around 40 calls a day, and additionally receives around 40 text messages a day. Read more in the article by Huffpost .
Dr. Vi Burgess is an MSFC alum and an OB/GYN resident physician in Colorado, in training to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology. She went to medical school in Texas, but says she’d be terrified to return home to practice medicine. Texas used to be known as a state with top medical care, but now almost 30% of the state’s OB-GYN resident physicians plan to leave the state to treat patients.
“When I signed up for medical school in Texas, I didn’t realize how bad it was going to be. When the Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v. Wade leaked (in May 2022), I was actually at a workshop organized through an international group that I belong to, called Medical Students for Choice. The workshop was ironically on how to do a manual aspiration of the uterus (a technique used to remove early pregnancy tissue from the uterus)”, said Burgess.
“Now, I have just started my residency in Colorado (where abortion is legal). I’m thrilled to be in Labor & Delivery. I love being in the hospital here in general, seeing babies being born and providing contraceptive care. I am able to learn about abortion care here in Colorado, which I can’t learn in Texas anymore. And I’m interested in doing a family planning fellowship, which is an additional two years of training and that will likely also be outside of Texas.”
Burgess and other medical school graduates in abortion-hostile states must decide if they will ever return to their state after training or leave their homes behind for good. Read more in the article by Ms. Magazine .
Give Back
Your support helps MSFC continue providing family planning and abortion training, advocacy opportunities, and reproductive health education to medical students around the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can join the Alumni Network?
Any medical student who has graduated and was a former chapter member, student leader, or attended MSFC events, whether virtually or in-person. This includes attendees of the Abortion Training Institute (ATI), Conference on Family Planning (CoFP), and Reproductive Health Externship (RHE).
Is there a cost to join?
No. Joining the Alumni Network is free.
How often will I hear from MSFC?
You’ll receive occasional updates about alumni news, events, opportunities, and announcements.
Can I volunteer as an alum?
Yes! Alumni regularly mentor students, speak at events, contribute educational resources, and support advocacy efforts.
