OB/GYNs receive specialized training in providing prenatal care.
Obstetrician-gynecologists, commonly known as OB/GYNs, are physicians who provide specialized reproductive care to women. OB/GYNs complete four years of medical school, along with four years of residency training in obstetrics and gynecology as a prerequisite for practicing in the field.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OB/GYN residents at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receive training that prepares them to work as clinicians or as professors. First-year residents complete obstetric rotations that teach them fetal anatomy and manage the labor and delivery process. including diagnosing fetal distress and performing caesarean sections and breech and forceps deliveries. During the oncology rotation, residents learn perform biopsies and hysterectomies on women who have cancers that affect the reproductive organs. The gynecology rotation trains residents in clinical diagnosis of conditions such as chronic pelvic pain or ovarian cysts. Additional rotations in reconstructive pelvic surgery and fertility introduce residents to advanced surgical techniques and evaluating and treating patients with infertility. The residency program is highly selective, with 700 applicants typically vying for seven available first-year spots.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
3009 Old Clinic Building, CB 7570
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7570
919-966-5281
med.unc.edu
University of Washington
The four-year residency program in obstetrics & gynecology at the University of Washington prepares physicians for board certification. Clinical experience is gained through rotations at area medical centers, including the University of Washington Medical Center; students are trained in areas including family planning, maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric gynecology. Residents utilize simulation labs to hone surgical skills; required rotations include rural obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility and primary and preventive health care. In addition to rotations, the two dozen residents in the program participate in conferences and retreats.
University of Washington
Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
206-598-3300
uwmedicine.washington.edu
New York University
The seven first-year residents selected to participate in the obstetrics and gynecology program at New York University round out a class of 29 residents. Residents gain clinical experience at public and private medical centers; they also attend weekly lectures to complement their clinical training. Research is a required part of training, and residents present a research paper at the end of their third year. First-year residents spend eight weeks in an obstetrics rotation and also spend time in hospital emergency rooms and intensive care units. Second-year residents are trained to manage high-risk pregnancies and deliveries and introduced to gynecologic oncology. During the third and fourth years of the program, residents carry out consultations with patients who are facing surgery, and take on an increased number of cases, providing family planning, gynecological, prenatal and postpartum care. During the third and fourth years, residents can also take advantage of one month of elective time to train in a subspecialty or carry out research.
New York University
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
462 First Ave.
New York, NY 10016
212-263-7300
obgyn.med.nyu.edu
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