Obstetrics/Gynecology

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CURRENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES & ALIGNMENT

Overall Goal & Clerkship Learning Objectives

  1. Health care of women during the reproductive and post-reproductive years.
  2. Care of the pregnant female, normal labor and delivery.
  3. Common obstetrical and gynecologic problems, preventative care, screening for gynecologic malignancies, and family planning and sexuality.

Patient Care

  • Provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health
  • Discuss the value of routine health surveillance as part of health promotion and disease prevention Identify disease risk factors in patients' personal and family histories
  • Perform a comprehensive women's-specific history and physical exam
  • Effectively collect and interpret gynecologic specimens
  • Accurately generate problem lists, formulate diagnostic impressions, and develop management plans for common gynecologic disorders and conditions
  • Demonstrate the ability to identify and provide gestational-age-appropriate antenatal care and be able to interpret common diagnostic studies during pregnancy
  • Participate in obstetric and gynecologic procedures, and be able to demonstrate the ability to complete intraoperative procedural tasks such as maintaining sterile technique, Foley catheter insertion, and basic suturing and knot tying
  • Provide a preliminary assessment of patients with sexual concern

Medical Knowledge

  • Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care
  • Describe normal female anatomy and physiology across the lifetime
  • Recognize the appearance of common urogenital tract pathology
  • Recognize the appearance of common breast changes and disorders
  • Define menstrual cycle physiology, discuss puberty and menopause, and explain normal and abnormal bleeding
  • Describe the etiology and evaluation of infertility
  • Summarize maternal physiologic and anatomical changes in pregnancy and the postpartum period
  • Summarize fetal and placental physiology
  • List the benefits of preconception care in reducing maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality
  • Explain the proper prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care of normal pregnancy as well as common pregnancy-related complications
  • List methods and mechanisms of contraception, sterilization, and abortion
  • Compare and contrast signs and symptoms, findings, evaluation, and management of benign gynecologic conditions to gynecological malignancies
  • Describe the components of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care as they apply to common obstetrics and gynecologic procedures

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

  • Demonstrate the ability to investigate and evaluate his/her care of patients
  • Appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and continuously improve patient care based on constant self-evaluation and life-long learning

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

  • Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaborations with patients, their families, and other health professionals
  • Produce well-organized written and oral reports to communicate findings obtained during patients' evaluations and workup
  • Counsel patients about preventive care and health maintenance, and explain prevention guidelines as they apply to the female patient
  • Develop rapport with patients, taking into account patients' social and cultural contexts
  • Analyze his/her own strengths with regard to interaction and communication skills

Professionalism

  • Demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities
  • Recognize and understand the basis of legal and ethical issues in order to promote quality patient care and patient safety
  • Recognize his/her role as a leader and advocate for women

Systems-Based Practice

  • Demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of healthcare
  • Call on other resources in the healthcare system to provide optimal healthcare