Obstetrics and Gynecology
OBSTETRICS AND
GYNECOLOGY
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201.3 Inpatient Gynecology
Instructor: Liezl Irisari, M.D. and Staff
Location: Boston Medical Center, ACC Bldg., 4 West
Telephone:414-7481, Makeba Kent
Number of Students: One
Period to be Offered: One Month
Description of Elective:
The student participates as a subintern in all aspects of the inpatient and ambulatory gynecology service, assisting in minor and major gynecologic surgical procedures and following patients post-operatively.
Successful completion of the core OB/GYN, Medicine and Surgery rotations are prerequisite.
*The above elective satisifies the subinternship requirement.
202.3 Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Instructors: Jodi Abbott, M.D.
Location: Boston Medical Center, Labor and Delivery, 3 East
Telephone:414-7481, Makeba Kent
Number of Students: One
Period to be Offered: One Month
Description of Elective:
The student works with the Maternal Fetal Medicine and resident staff caring for high-risk pregnant patients, in both ambulatory and in-patient settings. The student will function as an acting intern for patients on the ante partum service. The student will attend the high risk prenatal clinics and spend one day per week on the labor floor. They will attend conferences run by the High Risk Department; additionally the student is expected to present at a MFM Thursday noon conference. To receive honors in the clerkship the student will write a paper or create a teaching tool for clerkship students.
Successful completion of the core OB/GYN, Medicine and Surgery rotations are prerequisite.
*The above elective satisifies the subinternship requirement.
203.11 Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Instructor: Sacheen Nathan, M.D.,M.P.H.
Location: Boston Medical Center, Ambulatory Care Center, Fertility Control Center and Doctor’s Office Building
Telephone: 617-414-7481, Makeba Kent
Number of Students: Two
Period to be Offered: One or Two Months (October-November, April-May, other times by arrangement)
Description of Elective:
Students can participate in the counseling and provision of contraceptive methods in a variety of outpatient settings. Management of spontaneous, inevitable and induced abortion and post-abortion care by both surgical and medical techniques is included. The student should acquire skills in examination and provision of contraceptives and experience with ultrasound in early pregnancy diagnosis. There is a didactic component which includes a section on public health implications of family planning and preservation of fertility and reproductive health.
Students are welcome to participate in ongoing contraceptive research projects. Students with a strong interest in reproductive health research may wish to consider a two-month elective.
Successful completion of the core OB/GYN, Medicine and Surgery rotations are prerequisite.
203.3 Substance Abuse and Pregnancy
Instructor: Kelley Saia, M.D.
Location: Boston Medical Center, Labor and Delivery, 3 West
Telephone:414-7481, Makeba Kent
Number of Students: One
Period to be Offered: One Month
Description of Elective:
The student works with the Maternal Fetal Medicine and resident staff caring for high-risk pregnant patients, in both ambulatory and in-patient settings. The student will have significant supervised clinical responsibility for the pharmacologic management of chemical dependency during pregnancy, participating in all aspects of antenatal, intra-partum and post-partum care. Pregnancies complicated by heroin, cocaine and alcohol addiction will be the focus of this elective. Each student is expected to complete a supervised, scholarly clinical paper during this rotation.
Successful completion of the core OB/GYN, Medicine and Surgery rotations are prerequisite.
205.3 Instructional Project Elective
Contact: Individual Department Faculty
Location: Boston Medical Center
Number of Students: One
Period to be Offered: To be arranged
Description of Elective:
Development of an Instructional Project-
During a four week time period, the BUSM IV student has the opportunity to develop an instructional project designed to complement the current medical school curriculum with the support of the OME and preceptor(s) of your choice. The structure of the elective will focus on integrating nontraditional curricular formats such as: web based computer modules, standardized patients and simulation experiences into the medical school curriculum.
Educational content is at the discretion of the medical student and preceptor(s) and innovation is encouraged. Content could be along current course based objectives. Integration of content from related fields, basic science and clinical medicine, or current “orphan” topics such as bioinfomatics, nutrition, end of life care, or population health is also encouraged. Design of a project from the currently identified Vertical Integration Groups of the medical school: “the Body”, “the Mind”, and “Neoplasia” is also encouraged.
During this elective the student is expected to research the content, design the project, develop a conceptual draft and plan implementation of a specific project which will focus on content based on learning objectives from current curricular and LCME guidelines. With the assistance of (a) field specific preceptor(s) the student will be responsible for the development of the project, research related to educational content, and will be expected to complete all but the implementation aspects of the project by the completion of the designated research block. It is hoped that the project would be suitable for presentation at a research or educational meeting.
