“ARHP is the authority in providing training and resources for our work. I highly recommend becoming a member – it is well worth the investment.”
-Philip Ferro, MD, ARHP member since 1963

ARHP continues to serve as the leading source for trusted, interprofessional medical education on sexual and reproductive health. Here is a snapshot of our noteworthy accomplishments in 2012:

ARHP improved clinical practice and public health

• Received evaluation feedback indicating that ~95% of participants' clinical practice would be enhanced by ARHP’s educational efforts
• Launched the Sexual and Reproductive Health Workforce Project to addresses clinicians’  training and education needs in the context of health care reform changes and the shifting emphasis to primary care
• Redesigned  ARHP’s education programs to improve impact on provider competence and patient outcomes

ARHP supported policy change

• Presented testimony to the United States Food and Drug Administration and to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
• Published 15 editorials in the Contraception journal
• Supported 32 sign-on letters advocating for sexual and reproductive health policy advancements

ARHP reached the diverse reproductive health community

• Offered 115 free live and web-based educational sessions
• Educated over 2,000 health professionals from 12 countries
• Expanded the library of evidence-based materials in CORE to >3,300 slides; 64 full presentations; and hundreds of videos, images, activities, and handouts
• Convened four consensus meetings of experts to develop guidance and recommendations in key areas of sexual and reproductive health
• Co-sponsored 175 meetings, briefings, and seminars with 51 different SRH nonprofit organizations in ARHP’s Felicia Stewart Centers East (DC) and West (Oakland)
  

ARHP maintained its financial health

ARHP’s Board of Directors led the way

Executive Committee
Linda Dominguez, RN-C, NP, Chair
Michael A. Thomas, MD, Immediate Past Chair
Scott J. Spear, MD, Treasurer
Patricia Murphy, CNM, DrPH, Secretary
Wayne C. Shields, President and CEO