TY - JOUR
T1 - A curriculum for the fourth year of medical school
T2 - A survey of obstetrics and gynecology educators
AU - Undergraduate Medical Education Committee
AU - Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
AU - Forstein, David A.
AU - Buery-Joyner, Samantha D.
AU - Abbott, Jodi F.
AU - Craig, Latasha B.
AU - Dalrymple, John L.
AU - Graziano, Scott
AU - Hampton, Brittany S.
AU - Hopkins, Laura
AU - Page-Ramsey, Sarah
AU - Pradhan, Archana
AU - Wolf, Abigail
AU - McKenzie, Margaret
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Journal of Reproductive Medicine®, Inc.
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To generate recommendations for a fourth-year rotation curriculum for medical students going into obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn). STUDY DESIGN: A 16-item survey was distributed to all academic Ob/Gyn chairpersons, program directors, and clerkship directors in the United States and Canada inquiring about their recommendations for a fourth-year medical school curriculum for a student who wished to pursue a residency in Ob/Gyn. The survey was also distributed to the faculty and second-year residents at 12 residency program sites. RESULTS: Two Ob/Gyn rotations were recommended by 51.2% (175/342) of respondents. When asked to design a 10-rotation fourth-year curriculum for the student pursuing an Ob/Gyn residency, the 10 most frequent responses were critical care, maternal-fetal medicine, emergency medicine, general Ob/Gyn, anes-thesiology, gynecologic oncology, radiology, boot camp, general surgery, and general internal medicine. Furthermore, 60.1% (208/346) of respondents recommended that the students from their institutions should do audition rotations. CONCLUSION: Ob/Gyn educators support senior medical students interested in pursuing an Ob/Gyn residency to do between 2–3 rotations in women’s health-related fields. Based on the survey, educators recommend students schedule a final year that includes both Ob/Gyn-specific rotations as well as rotations that further support a general medical education that prepares them for residency. In addition, audition rotations are commonly recommended by educators. (J Reprod Med 2019;64:247–255).
AB - OBJECTIVE: To generate recommendations for a fourth-year rotation curriculum for medical students going into obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn). STUDY DESIGN: A 16-item survey was distributed to all academic Ob/Gyn chairpersons, program directors, and clerkship directors in the United States and Canada inquiring about their recommendations for a fourth-year medical school curriculum for a student who wished to pursue a residency in Ob/Gyn. The survey was also distributed to the faculty and second-year residents at 12 residency program sites. RESULTS: Two Ob/Gyn rotations were recommended by 51.2% (175/342) of respondents. When asked to design a 10-rotation fourth-year curriculum for the student pursuing an Ob/Gyn residency, the 10 most frequent responses were critical care, maternal-fetal medicine, emergency medicine, general Ob/Gyn, anes-thesiology, gynecologic oncology, radiology, boot camp, general surgery, and general internal medicine. Furthermore, 60.1% (208/346) of respondents recommended that the students from their institutions should do audition rotations. CONCLUSION: Ob/Gyn educators support senior medical students interested in pursuing an Ob/Gyn residency to do between 2–3 rotations in women’s health-related fields. Based on the survey, educators recommend students schedule a final year that includes both Ob/Gyn-specific rotations as well as rotations that further support a general medical education that prepares them for residency. In addition, audition rotations are commonly recommended by educators. (J Reprod Med 2019;64:247–255).
KW - Curriculum
KW - Education
KW - Gynecology
KW - Internship and residency
KW - Medical
KW - Medical education
KW - Medical residency
KW - Medical students
KW - Medicine
KW - Obstetrics
KW - Specialization
KW - Undergraduate
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078270895
SN - 0024-7758
VL - 64
SP - 247
EP - 255
JO - Journal of Reproductive Medicine
JF - Journal of Reproductive Medicine
IS - 4
ER -