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Development Of A Graduate Medical Education Program In Obstetrics And Gynecology In A Community-Based Hospital: Building Blocks And Rate Of Progress, Parker B. Long, Katherine M. Choi Md, Rachael Postlethwait Md, Mohamed Foda Md, Karen Harris Md Jan 2020

Development Of A Graduate Medical Education Program In Obstetrics And Gynecology In A Community-Based Hospital: Building Blocks And Rate Of Progress, Parker B. Long, Katherine M. Choi Md, Rachael Postlethwait Md, Mohamed Foda Md, Karen Harris Md

OB-GYN

Synopsis

The need for trained obstetricians and gynecologists continues to increase. The ongoing advances in women’s health care requires well trained physicians that can only be achieved by a well-structured residency program that provides a reliable training infrastructure while maintaining a patient centered care model according AGCME standards. This residency program started July 2018 with 4 PGY1 and one PGY2 residents.

Objective

To prospectively look at the rate of growth needed to begin an OBGYN residency program in a community-based hospital.

Methods

For this particular residency program, we started a new OBGYN medical practice and all residents were involved in …