The chief resident assumes major responsibility for direction of the obstetrical and gynecological services, as well as for direction of his or her outpatient team. This resident, under the supervision of the faculty attending, has primary responsibility for the care of service patients. Responsibilities include substantial teaching of medical students and junior residents. Each week, five hours are set aside for lectures and case conferences. The lectures are presented by internal and external guest speakers and cover the whole range of the discipline.
Residents present all cases at case conferences in obstetrics and gynecology.
In addition, there are daily board rounds in obstetrics and daily floor rounds in gynecology. Residents are expected to purchase and read standard textbooks in obstetrics, gynecology, primary care, pathology, operative gynecology, oncology and reproductive endocrinology. Each resident is required to finish a research project before the completion of the residency training program and is expected to participate in the education of resident colleagues and medical students. Each chief resident is sponsored to attend an educational conference of his or her choice. Residents at all levels are expected to play a major role in their education.