New policies have several young doctors currently in Indiana rethinking whether they want to stay in the state. Read more:
“We have been very successful at recruiting physicians,” said Peipert, who said his opinions were his own, not those of his institution. “I don’t believe we are going to continue that rate of success in the next three years …. With this new law, I think we’re going to see a lot of hesitation with people wanting to come to our state.”Medical education and medical residency traditionally have served as a pipeline for fresh physician talent.
Lucy Brown is a native Hoosier who had hoped to, eventually, work as an OB-GYN in her home state. Now, even if she continues her education here, she’s not sure she’d work here. Many of her medical school friends are looking out of state, places like California and New York without such abortion restrictions.
who runs the IUSM OB-GYN residency program, said she’s concerned. Given the high demand for OB-GYN residents, she has no fears about the program filling spots, but historically the program has recruited a diverse pool of competitive new doctors. That same rule would now apply to residency programs in states like Indiana that have banned or nearly banned abortion.
“Providing abortion services is more than a procedure or medication, it is about counseling, ultrasound, compassion and shared decision making with the patient,” she said. “There’s a lot to be learned, so all of those skills we’re going to have to find elsewhere.”
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