EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

• To provide a four-year residency curriculum in which residents gain the attitudes, knowledge and skills to demonstrate competency in obstetrics, gynecology, and women’s health care in an environment that is respectful of others, adaptive to change, and accountable for outcomes.
  

• To structure clinical rotations that give the residents increasing patient care responsibilities commensurate with the resident’s level of training.
  

• To provide an educational experience that exposes the resident to a rich diversity of issues in women’s health care.
  

• To provide a core educational curriculum that enables the resident to acquire state of the art medical knowledge.
  

• To acquire an understanding of basic research and study design through education, mentoring, and collateral reading that forms the foundation for life-long, practice-based learning and improvement.
  

• To create an atmosphere that encourages professionalism including exemplary ethical behavior and cultural competency.
  

• To create an atmosphere where effective communication skills are fostered with patients, their families and professional associates.
  

• To prepare residents to pass the written and oral examinations conducted by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology on the first attempt.
  

• To emphasize systems-based practice to foster continuous quality improvement and value of patient care and residency education.
  

• To foster scholarly activity and quality education that attracts superior learners to women’s health care specialties.
  

• To ensure that residents develop sufficient professional ability to practice independently and competently.