By Adrian Ziaggi, Mika Connolly, Rachel Tullio, and Bryna Torre University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine 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 activities we coordinate as part of our chapter …

By Kaitlyn Merrels, University of Alabama School of Medicine 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, or social justice, I have been lucky enough to be part of a class of medical …

By Maya Nojechowicz, MSFC Student Organizer 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 gearing up for a fourth – a D & E ban has been introduced. In a hostile state like …

By Isabel Beshar, MSFC Student Leader Stanford University School of Medicine It took over 25 minutes, but it was worth it. 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 Choice chapters across the …

Jessica Grossman, MD, CEO of Medicines360 I’ve been an advocate for women’s health and choice for more than 20 years. In my role as CEO of Medicines360, a global non-profit women’s health pharmaceutical company, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with clinicians on a range of family planning topics. I visited the Medical Students for …

AnnaMaria Maples, MS6 at UMKC Missouri has never been known for being progressive, but I did not know quite the extent of it until I began preparing for residency. I am a sixth year medical student at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine (UMKC) in the BA/MD program, and our curriculum …

Mireya Paz Taboada, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine I don’t think being pro-choice was ever a conscious decision that I made – it is just what makes sense to me as a woman and as someone who wants to provide quality medical care to her fellow human beings. But when I knew I would …

By Armide Storey, M2, Boston University School of Medicine As a medical student, it is easy to get bogged down in the every day. And it is easy, sometimes, to forget why I chose to become a doctor. For this I am most thankful for MSFC and the Conference on Family Planning. To be surrounded by peers who …

By Frank Kiwango, Sweetness Laizer & Yasson Mwakibinga Sexual and reproductive health is a disputed topic in Africa due to cultural diversity and religion. Before embarking on this externship the three of us, Frank Kiwango, Sweetness Laizer, and Yasson Mwakibinga, fifth year medical students at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University, had different ideologies and mentalities on what …