Education

Education

Every Wednesday from 730-1130 AM, residents have protected time from clinical duties to attend Grand Rounds followed by didactics and/or simulation learning.

Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds is a weekly one-hour lecture series on Wednesday mornings from 730-830AM. The series comprises lectures given by guest speakers, Chief Resident Grand Rounds, OB and GYN M&M, our Summer Advocacy Series, and Quality Improvement.  These are attended by all faculty, residents, fellows, medical students, nurses, and administrators within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Resident Didactics

The resident didactics takes place every Wednesday morning from 830-1130AM and covers a broad range of learning objectives and competencies necessary to achieve proficiency in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition to this protected time, there are several weekly educational sessions specific to each service.

Sample of the educational program

  • Pre-op conference
  • Research in Progress
  • GYN ONC Tumor Board
  • OB Boards Prep
  • GYN Boards Prep
  • GYN Onc Lecture Series
  • Urogynecology Lecture Series
  • REI Lecture Series
  • OB/MFM Lecture Series
  • General GYN Lecture Series
  • Ryan Program Didactics
  • CREOG Exam Prep
  • Wellness & Resilience Workshops

Professionalism Series

  • Power point presentations
  • CV Development
  • Mini Grand Rounds – PGY2
  • Advocacy – Department wide, integrated, advocacy curriculum during the summer
  • Leadership Conference – All PGY 3s

 Clinical Simulation Curriculum

Our simulation curriculum aims to provide our residents with hands on learning opportunities to help prepare them for a variety of clinical settings, procedures, and emergency situations. We have access to the Solomont Center for Medical Simulation and Nursing Education for our educational programs.  The sim center has procedural models, laparoscopic training simulators, classrooms and completely functional simulated patient care and operating rooms, to assess and teach all aspects of patient care.

An example of our simulation curriculum includes the following:

Obstetrics

  • Normal Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
  • C-Section
  • OB Lacerations
  • Operative Vaginal Deliveries
  • Breech Extraction

Gynecology

  • Hysteroscopy – Basic and Advanced
  • Laparoscopy – Basic and Advanced
  • Laparoscopic vaginal cuff closure
  • Morcellation Techniques
  • Cystoscopy
  • Hemostatic Agents & Surgical Energy Sources
  • Sepsis
  • Nexplanon training (training and certification at intern orientation)

Multi-Disciplinary Simulation

  • OB Hemorrhage
  • Emergent C-Section
  • Hypertensive Emergency/Eclampsia
  • Shoulder Dystocia
  • Vascular Injury at time of Laparoscopy

Communication

  • Trauma Informed Care and SANE Exams
  • Delivering Bad News/Informed Consent

Additional Resources

TrueLearn Question Bank for CREOG and Board preparation

PGY4 – Protected Times in 2nd half of the year for Qualifying Exam Preparation

Evaluation and Feedback

The residents actively participate in the structure and content of the didactics program. It is modified annually based on resident evaluation and feedback of the program.  Additionally, the residents elect a PGY4 to serve as Education Chief each academic year.   This chief works in partnership with the residency administrative team on curriculum development and advancing the educational objectives of the program.

 

Vaginal Morcellation Simulation

 

Hysteroscopy Simulation

 

Cesarean Section Simulation