Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health
Residency Program
Rotations: University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) - Gynecology
Educational Purpose: For interns, this rotation provides experience
with emergency room evaluation of gynecology patients and hospital inpatient
consultations. In addition, the resident is introduced to preoperative, operative,
and postoperative care of GYN surgical patients. For Chief Residents, the rotation
provides experiences to develop surgical skills required to practice surgical
gynecology as an independent practitioner.
The GYN team consists of a Chief Resident and an intern.
PGY-1 - Intern
Educational Objectives:
- Emergency Room consultations: Develop ability to perform history, physical
examination and development of treatment plan for GYN ER visits
- Inpatient consultations: Develop ability to perform history, physical exam
and treatment plan for common GYN problems
- Preoperative care: Perform pre-op evaluation of GYN surgical patients
- Operating room: Understand and perform preoperative prep, gain an understanding
of how operating room works, develop ability to assist in common GYN surgical
procedures
Demonstrated Competencies:
- Preoperative assessment
- Postoperative care, recognition of abnormal states
- GYN hospital consults (history & physical examination, assessment and
plan)
- Emergency room consults (history & physical exams, assessment, plan)
- Daily progress notes
- Evaluation of laboratory data in GYN patients
PGY-4 - Chief Resident
Educational Objectives:
- Emergency Room consultations: Develop ability to perform history, physical
examination and development of treatment plan for common GYN emergencies
- In-hospital consultations: Develop ability to perform history, physical
exam and treatment plan for common GYN problems
- Develop skills necessary for preoperative evaluation of patients
- Develop surgical skills necessary to perform major and minor gynecologic
operations
- Develop skills necessary for postoperative evaluation of patients
- Develop ability to teach and supervise lower level residents and medical
students
Demonstrated Competencies:
- Preop and postop care of gynecologic surgical patients
- Abdominal, vaginal and laparoscopic surgical procedures
- ER and inpatient GYN consultations
- Management and instruction of junior residents
This page was last updated on: June 6, 2008.
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