The main objective of this program is education and resident development. Obstetrical and gynecologic procedures are available in excellent quantity to provide a wide and varied procedural experience. Indeed, our program has had a history of continuity clinics, in which residents follow specific patients throughout their whole residency, for greater than 25 years. Resident selection is based on individual ability, the ability to interact with patients and staff on a personal level, and educational accomplishments. A research project is required of each resident during the course of the residency program.
Most residents choose to work on an ongoing project.
Approximately half of the projects are clinical and one half are bench-type research. The projects themselves are prospective and the resident is expected to participate fully in the research effort. Formal interactions and evaluations are scheduled throughout the year. The organization of the residency program focuses the first year on primary care and obstetrics, the second year is primarily ambulatory primary care and gyn surgery, the third year is subspecialty clinics including Maternal Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology, and Gynecologic Oncology. The fourth year is devoted to a chief resident year in which the resident is in charge of a group of patients in either the clinic setting or one of the outpatient ambulatory clinical settings.