Medical Students for Choice's

2023 Conference on Family Planning

December 2 - 3 , 2023

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

The theme of this year’s conference is “Physician Harm Reduction as Essential Healthcare“, and will feature interactive and didactic sessions highlighting the role of physicians in reducing morbidity and mortality due to reproductive health inequities in marginalized communities through evidence-based practices and advocacy for harm reduction in public health policies. Attendees will also learn harm reduction techniques and practices specific to reproductive healthcare and have opportunities to engage legal experts with questions specific to physician harm reduction in practice.

Why should you attend?

  • 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 IUD Placement.
  • Interact and share ideas and success stories with medical students from MSFC chapters in the US and internationally at our community board and networking roundtables.
  • Connect with current abortion providers, residency programs and pro-choice organizations at our speaker panels and virtual exhibit booths.
  • Top 3 most active attendees on our leaderboard at the end of the conference will win special prizes.

Tentative Conference Program Schedule (Subject to Change)

10:00 – 11:00am EST
Keynote Address
11:00 – 11:15am EST
Break
11:15am – 12:15pm EST
Concurrent Sessions
12:15 – 12:45pm EST
Break
12:45 – 2:15pm EST
Plenary Session
2:15 – 2:30pm EST
Break
2:30 – 3:30pm EST
Concurrent Sessions
3:30 – 3:45pm EST
Break
3:45 – 4:45pm EST
Concurrent Sessions
4:45 – 5:00pm EST
Break
5:00 – 6:00pm
Virtual Happy Hour & Networking Roundtable Event
10:00 – 11:00am EST
Plenary Session
11:00 – 11:15am EST
Break
11:15am – 12:15pm EST
Concurrent Sessions
12:15 – 12:45pm EST
Break
12:45 -1:45pm EST
Plenary Session
1:45 – 2:00pm EST
Break
2:00 – 3:00pm EST
Concurrent Sessions
3:00 – 3:15pm EST
Break
3:15 – 4:15pm EST
Plenary Session
4:15 – 4:30pm EST
Break
4:30 – 5:00pm EST
Closing Address

*Recorded sessions will remain available to registrants on the conference website for 3months from the conference date. Hands-on training sessions will not be recorded.

Registration opens on October 2, 2023 and closes on November 15, 2023.
Registration Price
  • US Medical Students and Residents: $100 USD
  • International Medical Students and Residents: $50 USD
  • MSFC Alumni and Other Guests: $150 USD (OR $250 USD with option to sponsor a student registration) .

Registration for MVA & IUD hands-on training sessions ends on November 15 to allow for adequate time to ship training supplies.

Hands-on training sessions are limited enrollment sessions and will be open to medical students residing in the US and Canada only due to shipping constraints. Plenary sessions will be open to all conference attendees.

For more information, please contact the MSFC staff at [email protected].