TEACH
Abortion Training Curriculum
2025 Co-Editors
Montida Fleming, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
TEACH Assistant Curriculum Director
April Lockley DO
Medical Director, Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline
Caitlin Weber MD, MS, IBCLC, FAAFP
RHAP Faculty, New York
Suzan Goodman MD, MPH
Clinical Professor, UCSF
TEACH Co-Founder, Curriculum Director, Lead Editor
National Training Director, UCSF Beyond the Pill Program
2025 TEACH Collaborative Working Group Authors
| Amy Alspaugh CNM, MSN, PhD | APC Provider, Faculty, UT CON, & Post-Doc, ACTIONS |
| Divya Bhatia MD | RHAP Fellow, Massachusetts |
| Maria Cardenas FNP-BC | APC Provider, New Mexico |
| Nikia Grayson DNP, MPH, CNM, FNP-C | APC, Chief Clinical Officer of Choices Ctr for RH |
| Jillian MacLeod JD | DREDF Reproductive Justice Legal Fellow |
| Julia McDonald DO, MPH | Ibis Later Abortion Initiative, Mabel Wadsworth Center Director |
| Meera MD | Chapter Co-Author |
| Jackie Mostow MD | M&A Hotline Lead, Ohio |
| Catherine Obando NP-C, MSN | APC Provider, Repro Training Education Initiative – New Jersey |
| Fay Roepcke MD, MPH | TEACH Fellow, Nevada |
| Jasmine Stewart MD, MS | Chapter Co-Author |
| Allison Slater MD, MBE | TEACH Fellow, California |
| Ellen Stokes MD | Chapter Co-Author |
| Innes Tounkel MD | RHAP Fellow, New York |
| Caitlin Weber, MD, MS | RHAP Faculty, New York |
© Copyright 2025 UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Suggested Citation:
Fleming M, Lockley A, Weber C, Goodman S and the TEACH Collaborative Working Group* TEACH Abortion Training Curriculum, 8th Edition. UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health: San Francisco, CA (2025). Bixby Doc: 2025-001(07/25)
Alspaugh A, Bhatia D, Cardenas M, Grayson N, MacLeod J, McDonald J, Meera, Mostow J, Obando C, Roepcke F, Stewart J, Slater A, Stokes E, Tounkel I, Weber C.
Based on previous versions:
Fleming M, Shih G, Goodman S and the TEACH Collaborative Working Group* TEACH Abortion Training Curriculum, 7th Edition. UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health: San Francisco, CA (2022).
Goodman S and TEACH Collaborative Working Group* TEACH Early Abortion Training Curriculum, 6th Edition. UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health: (2020).
Goodman S, Flaxman G and TEACH Trainers Collaborative Working Group* TEACH Early Abortion Train- ing Curriculum, 5th Edition. UCSF Bixby Center: (2016).
Goodman S, Wolfe M, and TEACH Trainers Collaborative Working Group. Early Abortion Training Workbook, 4th Edition. UCSF Bixby Center: SF, CA (2012).
Goodman S, Wolfe M, and TEACH Trainers Collaborative Working Group. Early Abortion Training Workbook & Trainer’s Workbooks, 3rd & 2nd Editions. UCSF Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy: SF, CA (2007).
Goodman S, Paul M, Wolfe M, and TEACH Trainers Collaborative Working Group. Early Abortion Training and Trainer’s Workbooks, 2nd & 1st Editions. UCSF Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy: (2004).
Paul M, Stewart FH, Weitz TA, Wilcox N, Tracey JM. Early Abortion Training Workbook. UCSF Center for Re- productive Health Research & Policy: (2003).
This publication is designed for use by licensed medical providers. Individuals who wish to provide any of the medical services described herein should obtain appropriate training prior to initiating services. This resource is not intended to provide legal, medical or other professional advice. It is not a substitute for consultation with a healthcare provider or for independent judgment by healthcare providers or other professionals regarding individual conditions and situations. The information and resources included in this guide are provided for information only. Referral to specific programs, resources, or websites does not imply endorsement by the authors of their contents, expressed views, programs, or activities. Further, the authors do not endorse any commercial products referred to in this guide or that may be advertised or available from these programs, resources, or websites. This guide is not meant to be comprehensive; the exclusion of a program, resource, or website is not a reflection on quality. Please note that websites and URLs are subject to change without warnings.
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