The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has a representative on the state task force for rape and domestic violence and participates in follow-up care and evaluation of these patients. The Department also participates in phase III drug trials and other educational efforts. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology offers four appointments to its four-year residency program. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology offers a core lecture series for residents one-half day per week, subspecialty conferences and daily teaching rounds. Weekly medical grand rounds feature nationally known professors on staff or visiting professors from prestigious institutions throughout the country.
Funds are available for travel to educational conferences and for basic textbooks.
The backbone of the academic program is its faculty, with 12 full-time faculty members and approximately 60 voluntary faculty members. Among the voluntary faculty, six hold additional board-certification in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. The full-time and voluntary faculty provide extensive knowledge and experience in normal and abnormal obstetrics and general gynecology. Optional benefits may be purchased through pretax salary deductions at group rates to enhance existing insurance plans. In addition to computers in the libraries, Room 1306 at Christiana Hospital offers residents access to computers for training and use of Microsoft Office software applications, e-mail and online literature searches.