Obstetrics & Gynecology Clerkship
Goals and ObjectivesThe Obstetrician-Gynecologist provides primary and preventive care for women’s health care needs, with an emphasis on reproductive lifecycle needs. During this clerkship we will provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to address these gender-specific health care needs.
Core Learning Objectives
- Antepartum Care
- Intrapartum Care
- Postpartum Care
- Lactation
- Normal and Abnormal Labor
- Preterm Labor and Prematurity
- Premature Rupture of the Membranes
- Pre-eclampsia-Eclampsia
- Spontaneous Abortion and Pregnancy Loss
- Third Trimester Bleeding
- Reproductive health screening (Pap Smear, STD Screening, mammography)
- Contraception
- Pregnancy Termination
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Salpingitis
- Endometriosis
- Normal/Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Fibroids
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Infertility
- Disorders of the Breast
- Cervical Disease and Neoplasia
- Endometrial Carcinoma
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
- Menopause
- Sexual Dysfunction
Core Clinical Skills and Competencies
- Reproductive health history (Ob and Gyne) including a sexual history
- Pelvic Exam (inspection, speculum, bimanual, rectal) and Breast Exam
- Pap Smear and Vaginitis /STD Evaluation
- Date a pregnancy and assess fetal well-being
- Determine medication safety in pregnancy and lactation
- Vaginal Delivery
- Knot tying and Suturing
- Information Literacy in Reproductive Health
- Patient Counseling
contraception and reproductive choice
safer sex and STD prevention
preconceptional health
breast health and lactation
menopausal health
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