Brittany D. Chambers Butcher , Irene K. Friedman , Karen A. Scott , Chakiya Clary , Gabriela Negrete , Monica R. McLemore
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Abstract
The Centering Equality, Race, and Cultural Literacy in Family Planning (CERCL-FP) program aims to break racial silence and dismantle structural racism in the field of family planning, by providing racial equity workshops and trainings.
Objective
The objective of this study was to begin a multi-phased, rigorous evaluation to determine the impact and outcomes of the work of CERCL-FP.
Study design
A needs assessment with former graduates and current directors of fellowships in family planning was conducted using qualitative interviews. The focus of these interviews was to determine the ability, readiness, and willingness of the field of family planning to retrofit new curricula grounded in equity, race, and cultural literacy.
Results
Nine (N = 9) interviews were completed with seven board certified obstetrician-gynecologists and two board certified family medicine physicians. Three themes were identified: (1) Establishing the Distribution of Work; (2) The Push/Pull of Change from Inside and Outside: Curricula and Faculty Responsibilities; and (3) Reproductive Justice and Fellowships in Family Planning. Despite acknowledging the need to retrofit the field of family planning with content grounded in equity, race, and cultural literacy, there are structural, institutional, and individual level barriers that have limited the adoption of CERCL-FP curricula within family planning curriculum nationwide.
Conclusion
Findings from this study illuminate multiple barriers that should be considered when expanding foundational knowledge of clinicians and researchers.
Implications
Similar to the slow integration of research findings into clinical practice, this study shows that integration of social science and new curricula within the field of family planning faces significant barriers. Strategies to address these barriers are crucial to ensuring successful integration of equity, race, and cultural literacy within family planning.
期刊介绍:
Contraception has an open access mirror journal Contraception: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.
The journal Contraception wishes to advance reproductive health through the rapid publication of the best and most interesting new scholarship regarding contraception and related fields such as abortion. The journal welcomes manuscripts from investigators working in the laboratory, clinical and social sciences, as well as public health and health professions education.