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Chapter 31 - Medical Education in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Uruguay

from Section IV - Reproductive Health Services & Abortion Training: Global Examples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

By
Verónica Fiol ,
Maria Nozar  and
Leonel Briozzo
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

Abortion is legal in Uruguay since 2012. It was preceded by the implementation of a model of risk reduction from unsafe abortion which, based on the values of medical professionalism, laid the foundation for the legal change. To respond to these changes, there is a need to train doctors and residents in gynecology and obstetrics in Sexual and Reproductive Health, both in medical aspects and attitudes, as well as in the current regulatory framework. The development of a university curriculum in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), and the results of its implementation are presented.

Keywords

Family planningVoluntary Termination of PregnancyProfessionalismgynecology/educationResidency education
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Advancing Women's Health Through Medical Education
A Systems Approach in Family Planning and Abortion
 , pp. 309 - 320
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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