Didactic Sessions

Didactic sessions will all be taught using cased based learning. The students will be assigned a reading assignment in the selected text Obstetrics and Gynecology 6th Edition By Charles Beckman et. al.  Students are also encouraged to supplement their reading with additional sources available to them through Uptodate and Blackboard.

The learning objectives for these sessions are as follows:

Ovarian Neoplasms

By the end of the Ovarian Neoplasm Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Outline the approach to a patient with an adnexal mass
  • Compare the characteristics of functional cysts, benign ovarian neoplasm and ovarian malignancy
  • List the risk factors for ovarian cancer
  • Explain the histological classification of ovarian neoplasm

Prolapse/Incontinence

By the end of the Prolapse/Incontinence Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Incorporate screening questions for urinary incontinence when eliciting a patient history
  • Discuss the difference between stress, urge and overflow incontinence
  • Obtain pertinent history components to differentiate between incontinence types
  • Identify the following elements on physical exam: cystocele, rectocele, vaginal vault/uterine prolapse
  • List behavioral, medical and surgical methods to appropriately treat incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

Breast Disease

By the end of the Breast Disease Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate the performance of a comprehensive breast exam
  • Discuss diagnostic approach to a woman with the chief complaint breast mass, nipple discharge or breast pain
  • List history and physical findings that may suggest:
    • Mastitis
    • Carcinoma
    • Fibrocystic changes
    • Intraductal papilloma
    • Fibroma

Contraception

By the end of the Contraception Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Describe the physiologic basis of contraception (OCPs, emergency contraception, patches, rings, IUD, sterilization, etc.)
  • Explain the effectiveness of each form of contraception
  • Counsel the patient regarding the benefits and risks for each form of contraception
  • Cite the financial considerations of the various forms of contraception
  • Discuss the methods of male and female sterilization
  • List the risks and benefits of surgical procedures, including the potential surgical complications, failure rates and the rate of successful reversibility

Infertility

By the end of the Infertility Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Define infertility
  • Describe the causes of male and female infertility
  • Illustrate the evaluation and management of infertility
  • List the psychosocial issues associated with infertility

Menopause

By the end of the Menopause Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Identify the symptoms and clinical findings associate with menopause
  • Explain the physiology and endocrinology responsible for the symptoms and clinical findings
  • Recognize the diseases to which a menopausal woman is susceptible
  • Determine what further testing is appropriate in early menopause
  • Propose any treatments for normal menopausal symptoms and conditions associated with menopause
  • Counsel menopausal women about lifestyle changes and health maintenance appropriate for this stage

Preterm Labor

By the end of the Preterm Labor Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Cite the risk factors for preterm labor
  • Distinguish preterm labor from Braxton Hicks contractions
  • Identify the causes of preterm labor
  • Counsel the patient regarding the signs and symptoms of preterm labor
  • Describe the initial management of preterm labor
  • List indications and contraindications of medications used to treat preterm labor
  • Explain adverse events associated with the management of preterm labor
  • Counsel the patient who has experienced prior preterm birth
  • Discuss cervical incompetence

Premature Rupture of Membrane

By the end of the Premature Rupture of Membranes Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Summarize the history, physical findings and diagnostic methods to confirm rupture of membranes
  • Cite the factors predisposing to premature rupture of membranes
  • List the risks and benefits of expectant management versus immediate delivery
  • Describe the methods to monitor maternal fetal status during expectant management
  • Counsel the patient with preterm premature rupture of membranes

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

By the end of the Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Define hypertension in pregnancy
  • Classify hypertension in pregnancy
  • Describe the pathophysiology of preeclampsia-eclampsia syndrome
  • Enumerate the symptoms of preeclampsia-eclampsia syndrome
  • Manage a patient with preeclampsia-eclampsia syndrome
  • Discuss with the patient the indications of MgS04
  • Counsel the patient concerning the maternal and fetal complications associated with preeclampsia-eclampsia syndrome

Vulvar and Vaginal Diseases

By the end of the Vulvar and Vaginal Disease, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Diagnose and manage a patient with vaginitis
  • Interpret a wet mount examination
  • Describe dermatologic disorders of the vulva
  • Evaluate a patient with vulvar symptoms
  • Explain the risk factors for vulvar neoplasms
  • List the indications for vulvar biopsy

Amenorrhea

By the end of the Amenorrhea Lecture, the BUSM III student will be able to:

  • Define amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea
  • Describe the etiologies of amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea
  • Discuss the evaluation methods for amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea
  • Explain treatment options for amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea
  • Counsel patients who decline therapy