An educational workshop and student competency in pregnancy options counseling: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: We sought to determine the effect of a pregnancy options counseling workshop focusing on communication skills and ethics on medical student competency.

Study Design: This educational trial randomized 105 third-year students to performance of an objective structured clinical examination before or after participation in the workshop assessed by a blinded reviewer. The primary outcome variable was student-level global competency in options counseling; secondary outcomes included competency components of general communication.

Conscientious refusal in reproductive medicine: an educational intervention.

Objective: This study evaluates an educational intervention focusing on the ethical reasoning and communication skills necessary in counseling patients about morally objectionable medical interventions.

Study Design: All students on the core clerkship in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine participated in a structured workshop. Students completed anonymous surveys before and after the workshop.