Jema Turk, PhD, MA, MPA

Director of Evaluation, Ryan Residency Training Program 

Dr. Turk directs the research and evaluation efforts of the national Ryan Residency Training Program. She has published multiple quantitative and qualitative studies on abortion training and most recently led a national study of chief residents regarding their training in family planning. She is currently co-leading a prospective cohort study on obgyns and their family planning practice post-residency. She also acts as a Senior Evaluation Consultant for Innovating Education in Reproductive Health (IERH). Prior to UCSF, Dr. Turk acted as a research associate at Stanford University's Clayman Institute for Gender Research, where she oversaw research analyses for a national study on dual-academic career couples.