The goal of the program is to provide high quality postgraduate education for resident physicians, enabling them to develop medical and surgical skills and other competencies necessary to become consulting practitioners in the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology.
Clinical education is complemented by a strong academic program in the basic clinical sciences.
Each resident gains experience in maternal fetal medicine, reproductive endocrinology, gynecological oncology, urogynecology, surgical pathology, genetics and genetic counseling and geriatric gynecology. Family planning, sexuality counseling and management of complications of substance abuse are included. Experiences in primary care, emergency medicine and obstetric critical care are also an integral part of the curriculum. An important strength of the clinical education component is resident involvement in patient care for both service and private patients in ambulatory settings and the hospital. Residents assist in or perform deliveries and surgery for private patients with the guidance of voluntary faculty and attendings.