Empower women through optimal reproductive health care. UNM Ob/Gyn residents receive a comprehensive reproductive health care education through the Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program. 

Ob/Gyn residents on the family planning rotation receive: 

• Extensive training in all contraception methods, including long-acting reversible methods (IUDs/implants) and permanent contraception (tubal sterilization) 
• Exposure to pregnancy options counseling, procedure counseling and early gestational ultrasound training 
• Comprehensive opt-out training in first-trimester procedural and medication abortion, and opportunities to learn second-trimester procedures 
• Weekly didactic sessions, online modules and training in cultural humility and health disparities  
• A wealth of reproductive health research opportunities and mentorship 
• Rich advocacy experiences through local partner organizations and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) New Mexico Section

When you complete your Ob/Gyn residency at UNM, you will experience first-rate family planning training by fellowship-trained, nationally recognized leaders in the field.  

As the sole academic referral institution in a minority-majority state, you will deliver vital reproductive health care services to underserved and ethnically diverse patient populations.  

UNM maintains clinical rotation partnerships with local Planned Parenthood health centers. Our welcoming and fully equipped clinical training site, the UNM Center for Reproductive Health, is a full-spectrum family planning clinic.   

As part of your training, you will observe and participate in patient care alongside UNM Complex Family Planning clinicians. Our faculty provide: 

• Abortion care, including procedural and medication abortion 
• Basic and complex contraception 
• Male and female sterilization 
• Management of first-trimester pregnancy complications 
• Miscarriage and early pregnancy loss care 
• Sexually transmitted infection management 
• In-office hysteroscopy 
• Endometrial ablation 
• General obstetrics and gynecology care with procedural sedation if needed 

The Ryan Residency Program is a national program launched in 1999 in response to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education mandate that Ob/Gyn residency education include access to opt-out abortion training. Our goal is to improve and formalize training in all aspects of contraception and uterine evacuation, including pregnancy termination, for Ob/Gyn residents. 

An opt-out rotation in abortion and contraception means training in pregnancy termination is an expected and scheduled part of residency education. Residents can opt out of participating in pregnancy termination. However, participation is still expected in contraception counseling, pre/post-abortion care training, and management of early pregnancy loss.