Advocacy and Collaboration

Advocacy Opportunities for the CFP Fellowship at BMC

Annual Regional Leadership Conference

  • Meeting of local fellowship programs
  • Media training
  • Opportunities for written advocacy 

Physicians for Reproductive Health Leadership Training Academy                                                             

  • Apply in your first year to participate in the second year (must be accepted! This isn’t a guarantee)
  • Two week-long trainings
    • Media training
    • Leadership training and professional development
    • Lobby day in DC with national lawmakers
  • Monthly webinars
  • Support for advocacy opportunities in media and print 
  • Membership to a national network of abortion advocates across disciplines

Work with local advocacy groups

  • Reproductive Equity Now- MA
    • In person advocacy events
    • Written media opportunities 
  • PPLM Advocacy arm

Sexual Health Lobby Day at MA state House

  • Annual lobby day at Boston’s Capitol Hill

ACOG- MA Advocacy Day

  • MA ACOG section holds a lobby day for women’s health at Boston’s Capitol Hill

Advocacy Committee @ BMC OBGYN

  • Summer series Grand Rounds every other week during July and August
  • Learn about ways to advocate for patients on local, state, and national levels
  • Forthcoming Advocacy Curriculum for Residents with adaptation for Fellows

Health Equity Committee @BMC OBGYN

  • Group applying equity lens to dept events (including hiring, research, patient care, quality improvement, etc)