The general principles of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program are:

1. A balance needs to exist between education and service needs; and

2. Respect and a professional demeanor should exist in the relationships among all members of the department.

The program provides for a superior resident educational milieu which balances the wide ranging and challenging population served and the academic excellence demanded by the department. The foundation of the program, which is fully accredited by the ACGME and based upon the CREOG Educational Objectives, is its written curriculum which specifies the educational topics and goals relevant to current training in obstetrics and gynecology and required for board certification. These requirements are met by either direct patient contact or didactic sessions (commonly by both) during the four year training period.

The strength of our program resides in the spectrum of patients and the diversity of the attendings to which our residents are exposed. The combination of generalists in obstetrics and gynecology from both the community and full time faculty complements the subspecialty faculty providing patient care. Unlike some urban university medical centers, the patient population cared for by our residents represents a balanced mixture of private and service patients.

The figures noted in the “Curriculum” section outline the typical experience of the resident. The program is in the midst of increasing the resident complement. We currently offer three PGY1 positions (2 categorical, 1 preliminary). We anticipate offering four PGY1 positions (3 categorical, 1 preliminary) in the 2006 match.