Program Overview

Introduction to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at Oregon Health & Science University is designed to develop outstanding physicians with the knowledge and skills to build productive and fulfilling careers as clinicians, educators, researchers, and advocates.

Faculty

The department includes generalists, gynecologic oncologists, urogynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, and maternal/fetal physicians. OHSU nurse-midwives are available for referrals and work side-by-side with the residents in our clinics. Residents also work with over 100 private practice physicians in the community who act as formal preceptors at the three other program sites.

Facilities

The primary training site is OHSU Hospital and the OHSU Center for Women's Health, known as "The Hill," which includes Doernbecher Children's Hospital and the Veteran's Administration Hospital. Other training sites include:

• OHSU Center for Women's Health
• Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
• Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
• Legacy Emmanuel Hospital
• Kaiser Westside Medical Center
• Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
• Hillsboro Medical Center

Benefits

The program offers a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Annual housing stipend
• Relocation funds
• Wellness and wellbeing programs, including:
  • Monthly Intern Wellness group lunch
  • Wellness and Fitness Center membership
  • Resident Faculty Wellness Program
  • 4 weeks of paid time off each year and 1 major holiday
  • 4 half days per academic year for healthcare, dental, or personal needs
• Educational support, including:
  • Yearly stipend for educational supplies
  • Reimbursement towards cost of USMLE Step 3 exam
  • Support from House Officers Union
  • Financial support and protected time when presenting posters or abstracts at national meetings
  • 2-week elective rotation during 3rd year of residency
  • Free registration and attendance to annual Pacific Northwest OBGYN Review
  • Didactics every Friday from 9-12 on variety of topics, protected time for attendance

Curriculum

The program's curriculum includes:

• Ultrasound curriculum in R1 and R2 year
• CREOG and Board prep review led by program faculty
• Weekly Grand Rounds and M&M
• Specialty Journal Clubs
• Surgical skills and simulation every rotation
• Rotation-based curriculum
• Research and evidence-based medicine curriculum
• Improvement science curriculum with personal projects

Mission and AIMS

The mission of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program is to develop outstanding physicians with the knowledge and skills to build productive and fulfilling careers as clinicians, educators, researchers, and advocates. The program's aims are to:

1. Broadly train OBGYN residents to enter comprehensive, full scope obstetrics and gynecology practices or to continue on to competitive fellowship training.
2. Produce graduates who become leaders in OBGYN and advocates for patients and their communities.
3. Prepare residents within an innovative curriculum that emphasizes surgical excellence, academic rigor, professionalism, continual quality improvement, and self-care.

Educational Objectives

The program's educational objectives include:

1. Comprehensive exposure to the core curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynecology as outlined by CREOG.
2. Education, assessment, and demonstration of competency in patient care, medical knowledge, communication skills, professionalism, practice-based learning and improvement, and systems-based practice.
3. Development of complete proficiency in office gynecology, evaluation and management of all general gyn problems, performance of office gyn procedures including colposcopy, endometrial evaluation, and limited gyn ultrasound, and ability to function as a consultant in gynecology.
4. Mastery of low- and high-risk obstetrical management in the ambulatory and inpatient settings, including performance of limited obstetrical ultrasound and exposure to genetics.
5. Technical proficiency in basic and complicated gynecologic operative procedures, pre- and post-op evaluation, and management of complications.
6. Training in primary care, including the use of complementary and alternative medicine, in order to address the total healthcare needs of women.
7. Training in menopause management and geriatrics, with an emphasis on the special needs of an increasing geriatric population.
8. Proficiency in first and second trimester abortion, follow up care, and complications.
9. Exposure to reproductive endocrinologic, urogynecologic, and gynecologic oncologic evaluation, surgical care, and postoperative care, as well as medical management unique to these patient populations.
10. Proficiency in the analysis and interpretation of medical literature and epidemiology, and the use of electronic media to gather current publications and research.
11. Exposure to basic and clinical research in obstetrics and gynecology, including experience creating, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting original research in women's health.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The program is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with a Resident Diversity Committee, quarterly book club, anti-racism library, and department-wide Health Advocacy, System Transformation, and Equity (HASTE) Committee. The program's DEI vision statement is: "We provide an environment of employment, patient care, research, and education that values diversity, equity, and inclusion that is anti-racist."

Simulation Labs

The program's Simulation Lab is designed to train learners in technical skills, invasive procedures, and clinical anatomy. The lab offers:

• High Fidelity Obstetrics Simulations
• Rotation-based OB skills sessions
• Basics of suturing, knot tying, electrocautery, etc.
• Hysterectomy, D&C, hysteroscopy, circumcision
• Laparoscopic trainer and curriculum
• Testing tracks progression and identifies issues
• Open to residents at all hours, staff available to assist
• Robotics training curriculum