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Chapter 18 - Creating and Implementing a Curriculum for Reproductive and Sexual Health Training Programs

from Section III - Family Planning Curricular Design & Implementation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

By
Laura MacIsaac  and
Rachel Masch
Edited by
Uta Landy ,
Philip D Darney  and
Jody Steinauer
Uta Landy
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
Philip D Darney
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
Jody Steinauer
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
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Summary

A curriculum in reproductive and sexual health (SRH) serves as the foundation on which the learner builds and integrates knowledge in the family planning field.In the United States, accreditation organizations at all levels of medical education require written curricula with clearly defined educational objectives, methods, and evaluations to address core competencies in health care delivery. In this chapter, the authors describe a rigorous framework for developing a curriculum in sexual and reproductive health, beginning with conducing a general and targeted needs assessment, defining goals and objectives, outlining educational strategies, implementing the curriculum and collecting evaluation and feedback. Readers will have the tools they need to create a SRH curriculum in their own institution.

Keywords

Medical educationcurriculum developmentabortioncontraceptionneeds assessmentprogram evaluationassessmentsexual and reproductive health
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Advancing Women's Health Through Medical Education
A Systems Approach in Family Planning and Abortion
 , pp. 183 - 189
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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