Didactic Activities

Journal Club - (Monthly)
Format: Led by a resident. Attended by residents, students, and faculty.
Discussion: To critically review articles for content, study, design and clinical relevance.
Goal: To learn to critically review the literature.

Grand Rounds - (Monthly)
Format: Didactic Presentation. A topic by faculty or invited guest speaker.
Discussion: Lecture focuses on clinical topics with a comprehensive review of the topic.
Goal: Formal learning.

Resident Lecture (Didactics) - (Weekly)
Format: Lecture by Clinical Faculty.
Discussion: Presentation of major topics in OB/GYN
Goal: For residents to learn fundamentals of OB/GYN.

Fetal Monitoring Review - (Weekly)
Format: Review fetal heart rate tracings. Attended by faculty, and residents and students.
Discussion: To discuss relevance of specific findings of electronic fetal monitoring and to discuss the management of these findings.

Morbidity & Mortality - (Monthly)
Format: Case presentations by residents with faculty attendance.
Discussion: To discuss selected patient management on the OB and GYN service.
Goal: To critically discuss patient management.

Chair's Conference - (Weekly)
Format: Teaching Rounds/Chart Review
Discussion: To discuss patient care and management with residents and students.

Tumor Board - (Weekly)
Format: Multidisciplinary team attended by GYN Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology and Pathology.
Discussion: Case presentation of surgical case by resident; discussion of treatment plan and protocols, with review of microscopic findings by the pathologist.
Goal: For residents to become familiar with gross and microscopic appearances of gynecologic pathology.

Clinical Rotation Schedule

Block Schedule At-A-Glance