Training and Curricular Resources

Curricular, Academic, Advocacy, and Clinical Training Resources in Abortion Care

Academic Training Programs, Clinical Resources, & Fact Sheets

Open Source Clinical Training Resources

Options Counseling
National Abortion Federation
  • NAF's Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs):                                                                                                                    "Evidence-based guidelines that set the standards for abortion care in North America.
    NAF believes in setting the highest standards of quality abortion care. NAF’s Clinical Policy Guidelines for Abortion Care (CPGs) serve as a convenient and readily usable set of systematically developed statements that assist practitioners in their efforts to provide quality, patient-centered care. First published in 1996 and reviewed annually, the CPGs distill a large body of medical knowledge into guidelines developed by consensus, based on rigorous review of relevant literature and known patient outcomes."
  • The National Abortion Federation also has hundreds of hours of trainings on its Members-Only Website with modules on medication abortion, procedural abortion, later abortion, trauma-informed care, and other education and training. NAF membership for Advanced Practice Clinicians is $50/year as a Clinicians in Abortion Care member and includes all NAF trainings, patient and provider handouts, and other resources.
Contraception Resources
The Turnaway Study
  • Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) conducted a prospective longitudinal study examining the effects of unwanted pregnancy on people's lives. The main finding of the Turnaway Study is that receiving an abortion does not harm one’s health or well-being. ANSIRH’s also informed the design of a fact sheet about the harms of denying someone a wanted abortion. 
Later Abortion Initiative
Medication Abortion Academic Resources
Reproductive Health Coalition

Open Source Clinical Training Resources

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)
Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health (NSRH)
Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH)
Health Workforce Pilot Project (HWPP)
  • Fact Sheets 
  • Training Resources – In 2013, California lawmakers passed legislation that expanded the pool of clinicians available to perform early procedural abortion care. This six-year study provided conclusive evidence that abortion is very safe, whether provided by a NP, CNM, PA or physician.
Innovating Education in Reproductive Health
Ipas University
Maryland Abortion and Reproductive Clinical Health Training Program
Medical Students for Choice
  • Medical Students for Choice provides an externship funding program, an abortion training institute and other resources for medical students.
Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP)
  • Reproductive Health Access Project works to help primary care providers integrate abortion, contraception, and miscarriage management into their practice. They have many easy-to-use clinical tools and patient education materials.
World Health Organization (WHO)
How to Use Abortion Pill
  • How to Use Abortion Pill provides a 50-minute video training series in collaboration with the Planned Parenthood Foundation regarding the use and provision of medication abortion.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Papaya Workshop
  • The Papaya Workshop teaches manual vacuum aspiration, IUD placement, and other gynecologic skills using papayas as uterine models. On their website, you can find workshop videos and webinars about the history of manual vacuum aspiration.
ReproTLC
  • ReproTLC’s clinical training program’s strategic direction is to train a diverse array of anti-racist health care professionals who are highly motivated to provide comprehensive reproductive health care in their future practice to under-served patient populations, but who lack access to the clinical training to do so.
Association of Physician Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology (APAOG)
  • Abortion Care Curriculum Workshop –
    "The APAOG Abortion Care Curriculum Workshop provides comprehensive, evidence-based education on abortion as a core component of reproductive and gynecologic healthcare. Designed for Physician Associate (PA) students, advanced practice clinicians, and faculty educators, the workshop addresses foundational clinical knowledge, patient-centered counseling, and systems-based considerations related to abortion care across diverse practice settings."

Advanced Practice Clinician Training Programs

In 2024, five new state funded training programs were designed to train APCs in abortion care. Repro TLC is a national program focusing on training in abortion care for a variety of health care providers, including APCs. And as of late 2026, the NY State Abortion Training Program was begun to train APCs, physicians, and residents.

California Reproductive Health Services Corps

The Reproductive Health Service Corps is a publicly funded California workforce initiative made up of six core partners ( ACTIONS, Black Midwifery Fellows, BSN-Ed Project @ School of Nursing California State/East Bay, Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Care (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing. Grounded in a reproductive justice lens, the consortium develops and implements evidence-based abortion care training and strategies for whole healthcare teams, representing 11 different professions.

Through a variety of curricula and training programs, RHSC advances abortion and miscarriage management skills for Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) learners and existing providers alike. Content and training are integrated into university programs, offered as intensive procedural training, immersive simulations, live virtual training, CME opportunities, shadowing hotline experts and workshops to meet the needs of APCs as they advance their skills. Additionally, the RHSC connects directly with clinical practices to expand on-site APC capacity for abortion services by training their staff and offers dedicated clinical and leadership fellowships.

New York State Abortion Training Project

The New York State Abortion Training Project is a project funded by the state of New York and is a consortium of abortion clinics that seek to increase the number of trained abortion health care workers in New York State.

This initiative is for advanced practice clinicians who were unable to obtain abortion training during their APC education, physicians already trained in first trimester care who are seeking to increase their clinical skills, and residents in their last year of training who plan to provide abortion services once finished with residency.

Learn more and apply here.

Repro TLC

Repro TLC’s ICT Program is a nationwide program working to close the gaps in sexual and reproductive healthcare by coordinating individualized training rotations for a diverse array of healthcare professionals- Midwives, Medical Students, Nurses, Advanced Practice Clinicians, Residents, or Physicians. Individual Clinical Training (ICT) coordinates custom clinical rotations for healthcare trainees and providers looking to expand their training in sexual and reproductive health and prioritizes trainees underrepresented in medicine.

 

  • Focus Areas: Abortion care, miscarriage management, contraception, pregnancy options counseling, telehealth, ultrasound, and gender-affirming care.

 

Rutgers University

RTEI continues to expand abortion education and clinical training opportunities across New Jersey, with programming spanning clinical skills and didactic workshops, values clarification, pregnancy options counseling, curriculum development, academic coursework, accessible virtual learning communities through ARISE ECHO programming, and advanced clinical training.

A few highlights include continued hands-on clinical skills training, including MVA; values clarification training for university student health, student affairs, and health professions learners; and continued development of academic and clinical training pathways for both current and future health professionals. We’re also continuing to invest in sustainable training infrastructure within Rutgers Health as well as through community partnerships that can support abortion education and training regionally and over the longer term.

Interested participants can reach RTEI at [email protected], and they will be connected with the appropriate RTEI training opportunity or resource.

University of Illinois at Chicago

The Reproductive Advocacy and Diversity in Advanced Nursing Training (RADIANT) Fellowship provides two distinct education programs for Illinois clinicians: one focused on integrating abortion care into practice, and another dedicated to advancing emergency department clinicians' skills in delivering essential reproductive healthcare:

-The RADIANT Fellowship trains clinicians across Illinois to expand their clinical capabilities by incorporating abortion care into practice. RADIANT Fellows learn to manage medication abortion; provide procedural abortion; and how to deliver patient-centered options counseling, anticipatory guidance, and trauma-informed care. Fellows also have the option of completing clinical rotations in abortion care in order to get needed direct patient care experience under the guidance of experts in the field, as well as a year-long mentorship program that pairs them with providers to offer professional guidance.

-The RADIANT ED (Emergency Department) Fellowship is a FREE, hybrid online/live training program with emergency department experts to identify and address institutional challenges and develop strategies to implement change while expanding their capacity to be first-line responders to conditions such as ectopic pregnancy, early pregnancy loss and improving their skills in obstetric care. RADIANT ED Fellows meet online with experts in emergency medicine and obstetrics/gynecology over an 11-week program, then meet in-person on the UIC campus for a two-day, live training event.

RADIANT also offers community learning events for Fellows and interested clinicians, advocates and students to meet.

University of Maryland Baltimore

The University of Maryland, Baltimore Maryland Abortion and Reproductive Clinical Health (MARCH) Program is a statewide initiative dedicated to expanding access to high-quality, evidence-based abortion and reproductive health care through clinician, student, and healthcare organization training. MARCH offers educational and clinical training opportunities for physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and APC students in areas including medication abortion, early pregnancy loss management, contraception, ultrasound, and procedural abortion care. Through the Maryland Clinical Abortion Training Network (MCATN), trainees gain hands-on clinical experience alongside experienced abortion providers. In addition, MARCH partners with healthcare organizations across Maryland to deliver whole-clinic training and implementation support that helps clinical, administrative, and support staff integrate patient-centered abortion and early pregnancy loss care into practice or strengthen referral pathways. Individuals and organizations interested in training opportunities or collaboration are encouraged to learn more here.

University of Washington

The University of Washington’s Graduate Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health (GCSRH) is available for currently practicing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who provide clinical management to reproductive-aged individuals and students enrolled in a Nurse Practitioner or Certified Nurse Midwife degree program who are seeking comprehensive training in advanced sexual and reproductive health and abortion care. GCSRH’s curriculum was developed to provide currently practicing nurses across various fields with an opportunity to critically review historical social and medical reproductive practices while learning the practical skills and knowledge needed to be able to provide medication and procedural abortions to those seeking care. To learn more about the program, please visit the GCSRH website. This program is currently being updated with more details to come soon.

Patient Resources

  • All-Options Talkline offers free peer counseling to callers from anywhere in the US or Canada. Simply call 1-888-493-0092 for open-hearted support regarding abortion, adoption, infertility, parenting, and pregnancy loss.

 

This list is always expanding. Are you aware of other programs? Let us know at [email protected].