Emphasis is placed on the management of low risk labor and delivery during the R1 year. Patients are primarily private patients of family physicians and obstetricians at Deaconess and Sacred Heart Medical Centers. Under the supervision of the attending physician, the resident actively participates in admitting patients to labor and delivery, being available for deliveries, and assisting senior residents in managing high-risk patients. Call consists of twelve 24-hour shifts each 4 weeks. Each resident is involved with approximately 60 to 80 deliveries per year.
Didactic lectures occur four times a week.
The senior residents supervise the R1s, and staff the SHMC OB Clinic. Call includes 12-14 nights from home. FMS OB Fellows enhance resident education at both hospitals and do not dilute the resident's OB experience. The ICU at SHMC is busy and provides a concentrated learning experience. The R1 functions on the team with an R1 from the Internal Medicine or Transitional Residency Program and a senior Internal Medicine resident.