Curriculum

Throughout the four-year training period, the faculty seeks to develop a resident's clinical skills while simultaneously encouraging academic pursuits. Our philosophy is to provide continuity of care and progressive responsibility in a fashion supervised, but not dictated, by faculty. Believing that Obstetrics and Gynecology is a continued learning experience throughout one's professional life, we attempt to instill into physicians the capacity to evaluate new advancements and integrate them into clinical practice. We also emphasize the development of life-long learning habits.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Training Program Block Schedule 2024-2025

	Block 1	Block 2	Block 3	Block 4	Block 5	Block 6	Block 7	Block 8	Block 9
PGY-1	L&D	VMAC	MIGs	GynOnc	GynC	MFM	L&D	GynB	MICU-Jeopardy
PGY-2	MFM	Research	GynOnc	East	L&D	GynB	MICU-Jeopardy	L&D	VMAC
PGY-3	GynB	L&D	MFM	Onc-MIGs	Research	L&D	REI	Elective	Research
PGY-4	GynE	GynB	L&D Nights	Urogyn	L&D Days	GynOnc	GynB	Capstone	L&D Days

AMB = Labor and Delivery with clinic days and OR built-in
Onc = Gynecologic Oncology
MIGS-MICU = Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery/Medical Intensive Care Unit
GYN-B = Benign Gynecology
HOUSE = House Officer
REI = Reproductive Endocrinology
MIGS = Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
MFM = Maternal-Fetal Medicine
UroGyn = Urogynecology

Conferences

Resident Didactic Lecture Series

This weekly didactic conference is coordinated by the Associate Program Director and held during protected time every Tuesday morning. The curriculum is based on the educational objectives published by CREOG (Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology).

Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds lectures are held monthly between September and May. The Associate Residency Program Director coordinates the lectures and invites speakers from all over the country that are known experts in obstetrics and gynecology and in other fields of medicine.

Clinical Case Conference and Root Cause Analysis

This conference is held monthly during Tuesday morning didactics.  The senior residents on the service discuss cases from weekly statistics.  Members of other departments including Pathology and Neonatology participate as well.  Patient care issues, legal and malpractice trends, psychosexual counseling, evidence-based medicine, and departmental quality assurance issues are discussed at this conference.  Faculty and residents are required to attend.

Gynecologic Oncology Conference

Led by our Department Chair, Dr. John Schorge, the Gynecologic Oncology Lecture is held every Tuesday at noon and is mandatory for the Gyn Team. Chapters are assigned for reading and reviewed from the Williams Gynecology textbook as well as Oncology specific presentations presented by Dr. Schorge.

Gynecology Conference

This conference is held Wednesday morning and is mandatory for the Gyn team. Gynecologic patient cases are reviewed and discussed amongst the team.

EMIGS Training

This training conference is held weekly and prepares the resident for the EMIGS certification.

Journal Club

This quarterly conference is held at the home of a faculty member or an off-campus location. The residents and faculty gather for a discussion of recent literature and learn to critically evaluate scientific papers.

Simulation Workshops

Monthly simulation workshops provide hands-on experiential learning opportunities and reinforcement of clinical skills.