Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Curriculum
Our Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program has a comprehensive, 2-year, repeating didactic curriculum to help ensure that our residents have the opportunity formally visit each learning objective at least twice during their residency. We follow the learning objectives set forth by CREOG. We use a combination of grand rounds, morbidity and mortality conferences, problem-based learning, lectures and simulation to teach these objectives. Although there are scheduled learning activities throughout the week, much of the didactic curriculum occurs on Friday. The residents have protected time during these Friday sessions.
Our residents also experience a comprehensive clinical curriculum in which they care for patients with both obstetric and gynecologic needs. We are a tertiary referral center with a large volume of high-risk obstetrics. We also have good surgical volumes, including minimally invasive approaches. In addition to the patient care experiences they receive on their rotations, residents also provide care to their own panel of patients in their weekly continuity clinic. Please refer to our block schedule for more information on our clinical rotations.
| Day | Didactic Activity | Frequency | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday Didactics | Preoperative Conference: Review submitted patient cases and determine if surgical management is appropriate | Twice per month | Generalist Faculty, GYN Residents |
| Gynecology Conference: Review a chapter in a GYN textbook, associated worksheet | Twice per month | Assigned GYN Faculty member & GYN residents | |
Friday Didactics
| Problem Based Learning (PBL): A case is reviewed with one faculty facilitating a group of residents. ACOG Practice bulletin readings are assigned ahead of time. Simulation is often incorporated into this two-hour session | Once per month | One faculty facilitates each PBL group, all residents |
| Core Lectures: Each subspecialty (gyn onc, MFM, urogyn, REI, and peds/adolescent) has six to eight core lectures that they cover over the two year curriculum | Twice per month | Assigned subspecialty faculty, all residents | |
| Tumor Board | Twice per month | GYN ONC faculty, all residents (only the ONC residents attend the second Tumor Board of the month) | |
| Morbidity and Mortality Conference | GYN: once per month OB: once per month | All faculty and residents | |
| Grand Rounds | Monthly | All faculty and residents | |
| Resident-led Wellness | Monthly | All residents | |
| Simulation: Specific for each PGY year in addition to the simulations incorporated into PBL | Approximately three to four sessions per PGY | Faculty leader, residents in small groups based on year level | |
| Research Curriculum | Quarterly | Resident Research Director, residents | |
| Mock Oral Exams: Helps to prepare residents for taking their oral exam after residency | Annual | Assigned faculty, all residents based on PGY | |
| Business of Medicine Curriculum: Helps residents understand options after residency and assists with preparing for job interviews, contract negotiations, etc. Also helps residents who are interested in fellowship prepare for the process | Annual | Faculty leader, all residents |
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