Each resident works closely with a faculty sponsor in this effort. Within the department, numerous tapes, slides and other educational materials are available for use at any time. The Rudolph Matas Medical Library provides all modern bibliographical services and contains more than 125,000 volumes. Gynecology Residents receive instruction in all phases of gynecologic patient care, with particular emphasis on surgical training. Attending faculty assist residents in evaluation of all surgical candidates at preoperative clinics each week.
Faculty attend and teach at all surgical procedures.
Senior residents also assist in the microsurgical repair of fallopian tubes. Approximately 60 percent of the obstetric patients cared for by the resident staff are considered to be high risk. Significant number of patients have the problems peculiar to pregnancy such as pregnancy induced hypertension, multiple gestation, placental site bleeding in the third trimester, preterm labor, intra uterine growth retardation, incompetence of cervical os, and preterm premature ruptured membranes. Among the various medical complications in pregnancy, there are large number of various classes of diabetes, sickle cell disease, end stage renal disease, chronic hypertension, and systemic lupus. The latest knowledge of maternal and fetal physiology as well as sophisticated techniques for assessing intrauterine fetal status are used to provide a better prenatal outcome.