Trainees pursuing parenthood: Infertility and assisted reproduction workshop

Demanding clinical training and lack of institutional support can lead to pressures to delay childbearing, particularly for female and LGBTQ + trainees.Compared to the general population, female physicians experience more than twice the rate of miscarriage and infertility, with lower risk among those educated about the impact of delaying pregnancy.1 2 | WHAT WAS TRIED?In September 2024, we invited all paediatric residents and fellows at a large paediatric hospital to an educational workshop designed to improve knowledge and self-efficacy around reproductive challenges and assisted reproductive technology (ART).Three groups of local experts were recruited: (1) reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) physicians, (2) hospital benefits representatives and (3) peer physicians with a wide range of ART experiences, with learning objectives developed for each subsection.Using the educational framework of backwards design, objectives were distributed to trainees with an anonymous survey for submission of questions, which were then provided to the panellists in advance.During the session, participants submitted additional anonymous questions and completed pre-and post-surveys, which included a knowledge assessment of ART resources and benefits.