The clerkship program uses Georgetown University Hospital or Arlington Hospital. During the rotation, a core lecture series is presented at Georgetown covering the basic principles of obstetrics and gynecology. Students also attend lectures and conferences held at their individual hospitals and return to Georgetown for grand rounds.
Students obtain ambulatory care experience at both hospitals.
This allows the students to develop the skills necessary to perform competent pelvic examinations, a primary goal of the clerkship. The primary care of women is a significant aspect of medicine today. Thus, the third-year clerkship also exposes the students to the problems and issues necessary to meet the health care needs of women in general, regardless of the specialty field chosen by students for a career. In addition to the required clerkship program, an extensive elective program for fourth-year medical students also is offered for those students who desire further training or wish to develop a research project. These advanced clerkships focus on intensive clinical experience approximating that of a first-year resident.