Clinical faculty are extensively involved in the teaching program. Two residency positions are available at each of the four years. Residents in the department also rotate through anesthesiology, endocrinology, oncology, ultrasonography, internal medicine, ambulatory care, geriatrics and emergency medicine. Residents are trained in breast disease evaluation and management as well as each of the additional areas as outlined in the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology guidelines.
Education encompasses practice management and medical ethics.
Physicians in the hospital-based obstetrics and gynecology services treat on average more than 10,000 clinic patients and 12,000 private patients annually. In conjunction with Allegheny General Hospital s Division of Urology, faculty members in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are regularly involved in the evaluation and management of patients who experience urogynecologic problems. In PGY 2 and 3, residents receive training in urogynecologic evaluation and management. With board-certified gynecologic oncologists on staff, the department offers a wide array of major surgical services to patients with gynecologic malignancies. In the past year, more than 200 advanced radical surgical procedures were performed.