There are 9 residents in each class. The educational program provides balanced training and progressive responsibility, with equal focus on obstetrics, gynecology and primary care medicine. During the next 3 years, clinical and didactic training includes maternal-fetal medicine, ultrasongraphy, reproductive endocrinology and fertility, gynecologic pathology, gynecologic oncology and medical genetics. Additional time is available for elective studies or research. The Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility and IVF clinical activities include over 1000 assisted reproductive cycles annually and many surgical diagnostic and management procedures for reproductive disorders.
Residents diagnose, admit, and care for women with fertility problems and endocrine disease.
They assist or perform laparoscopies, hysteroscopies and other REI procedures and are able to provide continuing care and follow-up for women with these problems. Exposure to the lab and research activities is a Program requirement. The Wilson Genetics Center is comprised of 1 physician and a genetic counselor in addition to the laboratory staff. The Center offers subspeciality expertise in the field of prenatal diagnosis. Genetic counseling plus biochemical and ultrasound screening are provided in addition to diagnostic testing of chorionic villi, amniotic fluid and blood.