Don’t miss this unique opportunity to network with expert faculty, receive high-quality education not typically offered in medical school curricula, and enhance your technical skills with other pro-choice medical students and residents who are passionate about abortion care and family planning.

This year’s conference will focus on the theme of “Empowering Choice and Centering Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Health” and will feature interactive and didactic sessions highlighting:

• best practices in reproductive healthcare, screening guidelines, emerging technologies, and new treatment options
• ethical and legal frameworks around sexual and reproductive health and policy changes needed to promote equitable access to services
• abortion as essential healthcare
• informed decision-making and trauma-informed, person-centered patient care
• medical student advocacy and community engagement
• global reproductive health disparities and abortion access.

Why Should I Attend?

• Hear from our keynote speaker, Maria I. Rodriguez, MD, MPH, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Center for Reproductive Health Equity at the Oregon Health and Science University.
• Network with expert faculty and receive high-quality, evidence-based clinical education not typically offered in medical school curricula.
• Enhance your technical skills through interactive hands-on training simulations for Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) and Intra-uterine Device (IUD) Placement.
• Share ideas and success stories as you engage with medical students from MSFC chapters in the US and globally.
• Connect with current abortion providers, residency programs, and pro-choice organizations at our speaker panels and exhibit booths.
• Join us for student poster presentations showcasing MSFC members’ and alums’ research in contraception, abortion care, and family planning.
• Complete the conference post-survey to submit a raffle entry to win special prizes.

Keynote Speaker

Maria I. Rodriguez, MD, MPH – Director, Center of Reproductive Health Equity; Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU).

Maria I. Rodriguez, MD, MPH is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Julie Neupert Stott Endowed Professor in Women’s Health. She is the Director of the Center for Women’s Health and directs the newly formed Center for Reproductive Health Equity at OHSU. She serves as Medical Director for the state of Oregon’s Reproductive Health Program. She completed medical school and residency at OHSU (2004, 2008), and a fellowship in Complex Family Planning at UCSF. As part of her fellowship, she completed a Master’s in Public Health at UC Berkeley (2010). Following her fellowship, she spent five years working for the Department of Reproductive Health and Research at the World Health Organization is in Geneva, Switzerland.

Dr. Rodriguez is a physician scientist whose research focuses on the intersection of medicine, policy and economics. She is specifically interested in generating information to help guide evidence based reproductive health policy both domestically and internationally. She has expertise in cost effectiveness, health systems and policy research, systematic reviews and GRADE methodologies. Her research has been nationally recognized with the Guttmacher Institute’s Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research and the Society of Family Planning’s Beacon of Science Award in 2019. Maria’s work currently focuses on examining how differences in states Medicaid policies and programs drives disparities in reproductive and maternal health. Dr. Rodriguez is leading a national study examining the impact of the over the counter contraceptive pill.

Exhibitors

The exhibitor application form is due by Thursday, July 31, 2025. Email meetings@msfc.org for further information.

• Exhibitor application fee – $800 USD. Includes a 6ft long skirted table with two chairs and complimentary conference registration for one booth representative.
• Each additional exhibit booth representative – $200 USD

This year’s exhibitors include:

• Abortion Defense Network
• Medicines360
• Ryan Residency Training Program and TEACH/RHEDI

Student Poster Presentations

The purpose of the student poster presentation session is to showcase qualitative and applied research in contraception, abortion care, and family planning and promote the vital work of MSFC chapter members and alumni in alignment with our mission.

• Call for Student Poster presentations will be made on Monday, July 21, 2025. The link for abstract submissions will be made available on this page.
• Abstract submissions are due by Thursday, August 21, 2025.
• Spots will be awarded on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Student poster presenters (authors and/or co-authors) will receive complimentary conference registration.

Conference Registration Fee

Conference registration opens on Monday, August 25, and closes on Friday, October 31, 2025. The registration link will be available on the MSFC website. No late or on-site registration will be available.

• US Medical Students and Residents: $200 USD 
• International Medical Students and Residents: $150 USD 
• MSFC Alumni and Other Guests: $250 USD

To sponsor a medical student under-represented in medicine to attend the 2025 Conference on Family Planning, you may send donations here.

MSFC is seeking medical students to assist as student volunteers with the 2025 Conference on Family Planning. Student volunteers will be asked to assist with at least two sessions and will receive complimentary conference registration for their participation. Student volunteer spots will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis; up to 2 medical students per chapter maximum. Email meetings@msfc.org for further information.

Travel and Lodging

Attendees should plan to fly into Portland International Airport (PDX). The hotel is ~12 miles from the airport and is most easily accessible by car ride service (~$25-$40, 17mins) or public transportation (tram $3, 45mins) from the Portland International Airport Max Station to Oak/SW 1st Ave Max Station (34 mins) and walk (11mins) to hotel.

An MSFC room block is available at the hotel/event location till Monday, November 17, with a guest room rate of $129/night (single to quad occupancy) plus applicable taxes. Each guest room has two double beds (sleeps up to 4) and includes a refrigerator. The hotel/event location and room block link will be shared with those who register to attend the conference. Let us know if you need help finding a roommate for a shared guest room to help reduce your expenses!

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Conference Schedule All times listed in Pacific Standard Time (PST)

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MSFC Legal Disclaimer – It is MSFC’s intention to comply with all applicable laws and to promote training for abortion care that complies with all applicable laws. Please note, however, that the information provided during this training about lawful abortion care is for general informational purposes only and does not and is not intended to constitute medical or legal advice. For legal advice concerning your personal circumstances or the legal status of abortion in your state, please consult an attorney. In addition, please note that links may be provided for third-party content, which we do not warrant, endorse, or assume liability for.