Half of the students will complete their rotation at the IWK-Grace Health Centre and half will go to other sites in the Maritime Provinces. Students at the IWK-Grace will attend regularly scheduled seminar sessions during which the major problems encountered in obstetrics and gynaecology will be discussed. Students at other centres in the Maritime Provinces will have access to these lectures by videotape and teleconferencing. In addition, all students are required to complete a log of practical clinical skills in obstetrics and gynaecology as well as pediatrics. Students are part of the clinical health care team and receive first hand clinical experience in a variety of skills including pelvic examination and the conduct of normal labour and delivery.
Students outline their learning objectives and appropriate preceptors are assigned.
To arrange an elective please contact Mary Boudreau, Education Coordinator, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Further training required to be a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology involves five years of post-MD specialty training. This includes a PGYI year, which previously was known as the Rotating Internship. We have modified this year to suit our specialty requirements, however it basically involves rotations through the various major areas of Surgery and Medicine. This includes Obstetrics and Gynecology, Neonatology, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Surgical Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, and elective rotations.