The second annual Reproductive Health Symposium will be a virtual conference planned for students of all healthcare disciplines at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and across the United States. The conference is scheduled to take place entirely over Zoom on Saturday, November 13, 2021. This conference will be a joint effort between the Medical Students for Choice, Lumina (LGBTQ+ group), Student National Medical Association, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Building Understanding of Maternity and Pregnancy registered student organizations at OUHSC and OU Tulsa’s Medical Students for Choice chapter. The conference is scheduled to start at 10 am and wrap up at 2:30 pm with a 30 minute lunch break from 12-12:30 pm.
The virtual conference will start out with a
one-hour keynote speech discussing how
bias affects reproductive health care and
appropriate ways to navigate diverse patient needs
. The keynote will be
followed by three hour-long sessions, with three sessions running concurrently
each hour. Conference attendees will have the option to choose which of these
sessions they would like to attend. Sessions will be recorded with permission
of the presenter(s) and distributed to conference attendees after the event so
they may view sessions that they were unable to attend. Current sessions
planned include ethics in reproductive health, adolescent reproductive health,
birth control counseling,
pelvic floor dysfunction, trans-feminine patient
needs
, sterilization, “What to Expect When Your Patient is
Expecting” panel, a reproductive legislation panel, and a trans experience
panel.
Thank you for your interest in helping us create a conference that is both meaningful and inclusive, creating a safe space for students to learn about disparities and sensitive topics in reproductive healthcare.
Sincerely,
The Reproductive Health Symposium Planning Committee