MSFC in the News
Abortion bans complicate medical training, risk worsening OBGYN shortages
Oct 13, 2023 | By Sara Hutchinson in The Hechinger Report
Featuring MSFC’s Chapter at Ohio University and Pamela Merritt, MSFC’s Executive Director
The journey to Boston was more than 1,500 miles. The plane ticket cost about $500. The hotel: another $400. She felt a little guilty about going, knowing that not everyone could afford this trip. But it was important; she was headed there to learn.
So, Amrita Bhagia, a second-year medical student from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, caught that flight to Boston to attend a weekend workshop hosted by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists…
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Roundtable
Last week, MSFC members Danna Ghafir and Natalie Givens joined medical and undergraduate students across the country to participate in a virtual roundtable discussion with the United States Secretary of …
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Students, faculty advocate for reproductive care post-Dobbs
Featuring MSFC’s Chapter at Yale University On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern …
Will Alabama’s IVF Mess Go National?
Featuring MSFC’s Member, Nicholas Kummer, medical student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham In vitro fertilization (IVF) can be life-changing. I know, because it’s the reason I exist. My …