Past Internship

US Provider Bias in IUD Removal Practices in Regards to Race

student standing in conference center, presenting her research

Geffan Pearlson conducted her summer internship with Dr. Jennifer Kerns at UCSF. Her summer was spent working on her Joint Medical Program master’s thesis research project.This study was designed to assess provider bias in IUD removal practices, specifically whether patient characteristic of race affects whether providers encourage a woman to continue...