While rotating in labor and delivery, experience is gained in the principles of obstetrical anesthesia, and care of the newborn is emphasized. All residents complete the Neonatal Resuscitation course twice during the 4 years. The units covered are the basic sciences, professional growth and development, practice management, ambulatory health care, obstetrics, gynecology, reproductive endocrinology and oncology. Current clinical literature is regularly reviewed. Statistics and statistical concepts are reviewed during journal club presentations.
Tumor board meets monthly.
All gynecologic complications and deaths are discussed monthly in the morbidity and mortality conference. Preoperative cases are presented biweekly at a morning departmental conference after being presented to individual staff physicians. Residents have the opportunity to initiate topics and case conferences weekly. An active research environment promoted to encourage each resident to demonstrate scholarly endeavor. Each resident is actively encouraged to publish at least one manuscript or present a paper at a major off-island meeting.