Apply to the UNM Complex Family Planning fellowship through Society of Family Planning portal.
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The University of New Mexico’s ACGME Accredited Fellowship in Complex Family Planning allows OB-GYN physicians to gain top-quality training to become well-rounded clinicians, educators, researchers, and advocates. Our program stands out in close personal mentorship and promotes lifelong learning by supporting our Fellows to earn a Master of Public Health during the two-year Complex Family Planning fellowship at UNM. The UNM Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology offers incredible clinical, education, advocacy and research opportunities as well as comprehensive benefits for fellows.
*Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Highlights of our Fellowship
During the two-year fellowship, Fellows receive wide-ranging experience working with patients from a myriad of cultural, racial/ethnic and geographic diversities. Our patients and people enliven our state, making New Mexico a unique and beautiful place to live and practice. Fellows work with the OB-GYN department’s committed, diverse and exceptional residents and medical students as well as across a number of disciplines. Further, Fellows obtain quality mentorship from fellowship-trained, nationally recognized faculty as well as strong departmental support.
Other highlights of our program include:
Application Process
All applicants will apply through ERAS. Application opens in November 2022 and will close May 23, 2023. Applicants must have successfully completed (or about to complete) an accredited residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The Complex Family Planning Fellowship recognizes the critical need for a diverse clinician workforce that enhances the breadth and depth of our research and reflects the communities in which we work. To that end, we seek to support and raise up voices that have been traditionally marginalized in academic medicine.
A complete application consists of:
We invite you to visit the Society of Family Planning’s Fellowship Application Information page to learn more about the Society’s recommended timeline, interview dates, and our Applicant Matching Program
Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year begins August 1, 2023.
Clinical Training
Fellows receive training in complex abortion and contraception care using evidence-based medical and procedural methods. Most training occurs at the UNM Center for Reproductive Health, where Fellows teach residents and medical students and are supervised by our Complex Family Planning faculty. Fellow training also occurs at the Albuquerque Planned Parenthood Health Center. Medically complex abortion training requiring inpatient care takes place at UNM Hospital. UNM's referral area includes all of New Mexico and parts of Texas, Arizona, and Colorado.
Fellows also perform ambulatory procedures at UNM’s Outpatient Surgery and Imaging Services (OSIS) and become experienced in moderate procedural sedation in the outpatient setting. By maintaining some general clinical practice, Fellows can choose to collect cases for board certification.
Educational Experience
Fellows are immersed in diverse collaborative educational experiences including:
Fellows are expected to gain advanced research training by earning a Master of Public Health during their time as a Fellow. Tuition is covered through UNM’s Tuition Remission program. The UNM Office of Continuous Professional Learning provides Fellows with professional development opportunities in medical education.
Research Opportunities
During the two-year fellowship, CFP Fellows design and carry out a primary research project in Complex Family Planning. Fellows’ research mentor and the Complex Family Planning research team will facilitate and advocate for CFP research. Most Fellows present their findings at national scientific meetings and publish in peer-reviewed journals. Fellows also complete a secondary project acceptable for publication or approved by the Fellowship Directors in an area of their choosing.
Fellows have the opportunity to collaborate with experts including:
Advocacy Involvement
Our fellows have the opportunity to work with Fellowship faculty and residents on a variety of advocacy initiatives including:
We encourage all residents interested in applying for a fellowship in Complex Family Planning to become members of the Society of Family Planning.
The Master of Public Health program at UNM through the College of Population Health offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on diverse populations. Grounded in social justice, UNM’s MPH program offers opportunities to study epidemiology, community health, and research.
Please see the program website here for more information.
Participate in the Clinical and Translational Investigators Program (CTIP) throughout the fellowship. You will meet with a research mentor at least twice a month for statistical support.
Take part in the CBPR summer institute, which weaves theory and practice of CBPR with indigenous and critical methodologies.
Join Complex Family Planning faculty in researching a wide variety of topics, including:
Eve Espey, MD MPH is Professor and Chair of the Department of Ob/Gyn and Family Planning fellowship Director at the University of New Mexico. She is past President of the Society of Family Planning and Chair of the ACOG LARC Work Group as well as President Elect of the Council of University Chairs of OB-GYN. Dr. Espey won the Margaret Sanger Award, 50th anniversary of Planned Parenthood of Rocky Mountains 2014 and the Rashbaum Award for Excellence in Family Planning from Physicians for Reproductive Health in 2013. She gave the ACOG Irvin Cushner Memorial lecture in 2014 and 2017 and addressed the United Nations in 2015 on the topic of intimate partner violence in Native American Women. She was instrumental in helping Family Planning achieve ACGME subspecialty status and is a member of the ABOG Family Planning Division. She was recognized for her lifetime’s work in promoting Family Planning by the Fellowship in Family Planning in 2017; she has won a medical student teaching award every year of her 23 years as faculty in the Department of OB-GYN. She has twice won best clinical faculty at UNM, chosen by 4th year medical students.
As Immediate Past President of the New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative and Chair of the Department of OB-GYN, Dr. Espey is dedicated to improving access to women’s healthcare in New Mexico. She has led projects in reducing maternal mortality from obstetric hemorrhage and implementing immediate postpartum LARC in hospitals throughout the state. She works with medical students, residents, fellows, midwives, nurse practitioners and pharmacists as a colleague and as an educator. She has numerous publications in contraception, abortion and medical education and has presented locally, regionally and nationally on these topics.
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Lisa Hofler, MD, MPH, MBA is chief of the division of Family Planning at the University of New Mexico, where she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She trained as an engineer before receiving an MD/MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology and earned an MBA during her Family Planning Fellowship. Her research on women in leadership, family planning service implementation, and long-acting reversible contraception can be found in several journals including Obstetrics & Gynecology and AJOG. Her current interests include implementation and systems research, medical education, and postpartum and complex contraception.
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Eve Espey, MD, MPH
Chair & Complex Family Planning Fellowship Program Director
Brita Alley
Program Coordinator
Complex Family Planning