MSFC in the News
June 15, 2023
Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help OB-GYNs get itFeaturing Sami Stroebel, MSFC’s chapter leader at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Sami Stroebel, an aspiring obstetrician-gynecologist, started medical school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison last summer …
May 31, 2023
Dobbs decision now a factor in med school residency picksFeaturing MSFC’s Board Member, Rose Al Abosy. When Rose Al Abosy began weighing which obstetrics and gynecology residencies to apply to, she spoke to advisers, considered programs’ academics and evaluated …
May 26, 2023
Abortion remains key to OB-GYN medical education at UMass ChanWhile abortion restrictions are on the rise in many states and the legal debate escalates over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s long-standing approval of abortion drug mifepristone, students and …
May 23, 2023
OB-GYN Residents Are Required to Receive Clinical Abortion Training. They Can’t Do That in Texas.Featuring MSFC’s Board Member, Danna Ghafir. Danna Ghafir doesn’t want to leave Texas. The 27-year-old was born and raised here, part of a tightly connected Arab American community spread throughout …
May 8, 2023
N.Y. Assembly must stop blocking abortion bill: The telemedicine shield legislation protecting doctors has passed the Senate but remains stalledFeaturing . Last week, Gov. Hochul trumpeted “major actions” she has signed into law to protect abortion access, including more than $100 million in new funding. Unfortunately, the most significant …
May 1, 2023
Abandoned at birth, medical student fights for reproductive justiceFeaturing MSFC’s alumna, Jennifer Marino. Third-year medical student Jennifer Marino was abandoned at birth, left in a basket on a doorstep in Newton under a porch light. She was rescued …
April 26, 2023
Part Two: Residency programs and medical practices drew them to Tennessee. Then came Dobbs.Featuring MSFC’s Executive Director, Pamela Merritt. Recruiting residents to Tennessee is critical to the state’s health care workforce. In Tennessee, 46% of residents training in the state stayed to practice …
April 26, 2023
Post-Dobbs, WashU Med Students Fight for Reproductive Education, Healthcare, and JusticeFeaturing MSFC’s chapter leaders, Caroline Cary and Paula Valiño. Caroline Cary, a first-year at Washington University in St. Louis’ School of Medicine, decided to go to medical school because of …
April 4, 2023
PHOTOS: The Rally for Our Rights unites community members at the Wisconsin State CapitolThe Rally for Our Rights gathered community members to stand up for transgender and women’s rights on Sunday, April 2 at the Wisconsin State Capitol. This rally was organized by …
April 4, 2023
Democrats want to restore Roe. They’re divided on whether to go even furtherFeaturing MSFC’s alumna, Dr. Colleen McNicholas and MSFC’s Executive Director, Pamela Merritt. The abortion rights movement is split over how to restore access to the procedure as it prepares for …