Relief, Then Uncertainty: Matching After Dobbs
I just found out that I matched. A huge sigh of relief—finally, I know that I have secured my first job as a doctor, and that I will be an ...
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September 19, 2018 | By Cara Coren, Student Leader
Reproductive Justice in the Bronx
Coming from a background in sociology and anthropology, I chose medicine as a career because I believe that health is foundational to all other social justice work. I am pursuing …
June 21, 2018 | By MSFC Staff
MSFC Stands for Our Future Patients….and Against the Gag Rule
For 25 years, Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) members in medical schools around the country and the world have fought for the education they will need to provide a full …
May 17, 2018 | By MSFC Staff
Today’s Activists, Tomorrow’s Providers: Repealing the 8th Amendment
In 1983, Ireland held a referendum on what became the 8th amendment to their constitution. This vote determined that the fetus’s right to life was equal to that of the …
May 8, 2018 | By MSFC Staff
New Report Finds Abortion Is Safe
You may be looking at the title and thinking, “yeah, duh.” But there are two things you should remember. The first is that good medicine relies on scientific evidence. Think …
April 30, 2018 | By J. Pavel Rwamiye, Student Leader
Mobilizing Youth to Address Unsafe Abortions at the University of Gitwe, Rwanda
By RWAMIYE J. Pavel, University of Gitwe This February, over 250 students in multiple medical fields all over Rwanda (and abroad as well) gathered for a joint 3-day conference at …
March 23, 2018 | By Adrian, Mika, Rachel and Bryna, co-presidents of the MSFC Buffalo chapter
Bringing Contraceptive Counseling to a Student Run Free Clinic
Hello from Buffalo, NY! We are second year medical students at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and co-presidents of the MSFC Buffalo chapter. One of the unique …
March 9, 2018 | By Kaitlyn Merrels, Student Leader
Good Medicine for All: Learning About Treating Transgender Youth in Alabama
When people hear “Alabama,” obesity, poverty, extremist religious views, Roy Moore, and STI’s may come to mind. Not exactly positive things. While my home state doesn’t necessarily represent equality, choice, …
February 22, 2018 | By Maya Nojechowicz
Testifying Against Anti-Choice Legislation as a Medical Student
Parvaneh (“Pari”) Nouri, an MD/MPH candidate at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, has testified three times against anti-abortion bills in the Republican controlled Ohio state legislature, and she’s …
February 7, 2018 | By Isabel Beshar, Student Leader
The Promise of SB320: How California Could Revolutionize College Students’ Access to Reproductive Services
On January 9th, during a hearing of the Education Committee for California’s State Senate, over 60 college and medical students – including myself and other members from Medical Students for …