Resource Network: Women's Health Education Resources

Here you can download free APGO publications, and find publication and program listings related to women's health curricula, including women's health grants and award announcements.

APGO Resources
Women's Health Care Competencies for Medical Students: Taking Steps to Include Sex and Gender Differences in the Curriculum

APGO and its interdisciplinary colleagues in women's health education have developed a set of women's health care competencies for medical student education. The result of this project - eight women's health competencies, supplemented with learning objectives, evaluation tools, links to residency-level competencies, and references in easy-to-read grids - is intended to be a key resource for evaluating, improving and integrating curricula in sex and gender differences in health and disease in udnergraduate medical education.

Comprehensive Women's Health Care: A Career in Obstetrics and Gynecology
This document gives medical students information on Ob-Gyn as a career choice and how to apply for an Ob-Gyn residency.

A Guide to 4th-year Student Electives in Women's Health
This publication displays current and proposed medical school electives in women's health and gender-specific medicine.

Student Interest Club Template
This template contains applicable tools to start and maintain Ob-Gyn and women's health Student Interest Clubs in medical schools and teaching institutions.

Other Resources

ARHP CORE 
A Curricular Organizer for Reproductive Health Education
CORE offers the tools to create customized PowerPoint presentations on reproductive health topics. Search their database using your own keywords, browse by category and/or review all existing slide presentations. There are over 1,000 peer-reviewed slides, plus handouts and learning activities. New content is added weekly and you can register to receive updates. Available free of charge.

National Vulvodynia Association (NVA) Offers Online Teaching Program
The NVA announces the 2nd edition of its teaching program for health care professionals is now online and free to all. The program includes a self-guided presentation on the differential diagnosis, treatment and etiology of vulvodynia. Click above to access the program.

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
Reproductive Health Curriculum and International Publications
These publications, resources and services are designed to help strengthen reproductive health medical education and to help students and educators address topics commonly neglected in medical school curricula.

Click to access four publications from ARHP:
Health & Sexuality: Desire: Understanding Female Sexual Response
Clinical Proceedings: Extended and Continuous Use of Contraceptives to Reduce Menstruation
Clinical Proceedings: New Developments in Intrauterine Contraception
Clinical Proceedings: Interstitial Cystitis - Clinical Research and Management
Health & Sexuality: Menopause and Hormone Therapy
Health & Sexuality: Cervical Cancer, Prevention and HPV DNA Testing

For print copies, contact Rachel Fey at RFey@arhp.org.

Annotated Bibliography for Women's Health Education
This page provides a detailed listing of journal articles on topics relating to women's health in undergraduate medical education, gender issues, academic Ob-Gyn, and medical student issues.

Women's Health Grants and Awards Announcements
An updated listing of available grants and awards in women's health is displayed here.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)
National Abortion Federation
This site offers the first Web-based continuing medical education activity on medical abortion and offers health care professionals comprehensive information about the safe and effective administration of medical abortion. The program offers a maximum of 5 credit hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA's PRA.

The Harvard Macy Institute
The goal of the institute is to create and foster a worldwide community of scholars working on innovative change in medical education at the undergraduate, graduate and continuing professional development levels.