Shawanda Renee Obey, MD, a graduate of St. John Hospital and Medical Center and Texas Tech, currently serves as a supervising physician at the Northeast Valley Health Corporation and as an independent OB hospitalist. To supplement her work, Shawanda Renee Obey, MD, holds membership with professional organizations that include the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
Since its inception in 1951, ACOG has served as the leading professional membership organization for obstetrician-gynecologists. The group, which includes more than 60,000 members, operates a range of programs that advance women’s healthcare and supports patients and clinicians.
Currently, ACOG programs focus on areas ranging from practice management and career support to advocacy work and women’s healthcare access. One program that seeks to improve women’s access to care, the Postpartum Contraceptive Access Initiative (PCAI), seeks to ensure women have access to postpartum contraceptive methods post-delivery. The PCAI initiative focuses most heavily on postpartum implementation of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), a form of reversible birth control that provides long-term birth control.
In addition to supporting capacity building for LARC implementation, the PCAI initiative provides operational support and hands on clinical training. Moreover, ACOG offers a web based educational hub and access to LARC implementation experts. For additional information on the program, visit www.acog.org.
