Education

Our residency program provides a structured educational environment that educates our residents along the 6 core competencies as outlined by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as follows:

• Medical knowledge
• Patient care
• Professionalism
• Practice-based learning
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• System-based practice

The overall residency training goals include the following:

• To achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to the practice of obstetrics and gynecology
• To become compassionate, ethical and valuable members of our society
• To prepare for the pursuit of sub-specialty training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Oncology, Urogynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility as well as advanced laparoscopic surgery
• To attain competence in ambulatory primary health care for women
• To provide increased responsibility, appropriate supervision, formal instruction, and critical evaluation
• To serve as a teacher for those students or more junior residents and students placed under his/her supervision
• To participate in departmental committee and administrative work
• To obtain knowledge of healthcare delivery systems, medical-legal issues, and practice management
• To learn how to function as a consultant and essential component of the greater healthcare team
• To develop the skills necessary to critically review the medical literature
• To learn the basics of data collection, statistics, and study design through required research participation
• To acquire the knowledge necessary to pass the written and oral board exams of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• To prepare residents to independently manage ambulatory patients, perform basic and complex gynecologic procedures, and care for patients with both conventional and challenging obstetrical and gynecological needs