DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

MEDICAL STUDENT CLERKSHIP ORIENTATION

 

 

ROTATIONS:         1 Week Each:

                                -OB Days

                                -OB/GYN Night Float

                                -GYN Surgery

                                -Outpatient Clinics

 

L&D:    Please check in with Chief Resident: Dr. Becky Stone, PIC 3163

             There is no call on Ob Days week.

  

BENIGN GYN: Please check in with Chief Resident:  Dr. Cara Heuser, PIC 3145

                        No specific call.  You will be expected to stay until 

                        your Gyn team is done with the O.R., rounds, and

                       admissions.             

CLINIC:  Yvonne Newberry, FNP is the contact person for the clinic.

                There is no call on Clinic week.     

 

CALL ROOM:  Available on L&D

                        Code:  1, 3, 5

 

LECTURES:  Given by Attendings daily in 8th Floor Classroom or the Finnerty Conference Room in the PCC at 4:00 PM and periodically between 5-6 pm.  Check enclosed schedule and follow Super-Memo weekly for updates.

                                    ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY

and will be a part of your final grade.  You must attend post-call.  You must sign in for attendance and complete the evaluation of the lecture for credit.

 

 

CONFERENCES:       Every Wednesday from 7:00AM-11:00PM

                                  8th Floor Classroom

 

DRESS:                Professional appearance at all times.

                 You must wear a white coat and ID badge at all times.

                              Scrubs acceptable for L&D.

                              Dress clothes at all other times unless otherwise instructed.

 

STUDENT WORK      Restricted to no more than 80 hours of work in one week -HOURS:                    (Averaged over 4 weeks).  Students must have off       at least 10 hours in between  shifts and no more than 24 hours of consecutive new patient care in a row. Students follow the same rules as for Housestaff.

 

TIME CARDS:   Students must keep track of hours worked and turn in time cards weekly to Ms. Lull.   

ABSENCES/  Must be approved by CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR / ASSISTANT ILLNESS:         DIRECTOR

TEXT:                 Obstetrics and Gynecology: Beckman

PASSPORTS:   Mandatory completion.  Must be handed in at exam.

                    Final grade will not be released until passport is signed and returned.

 

FINAL GRADES:   45% Clinical (OASIS Evaluations by residents & attendings)

                               25% Exam (<59 equals failure of exam and therefore the course)

                        10% OSCE

                        10% H & P Write-up - 1 OB patient and 1 GYN patient

                        10% Attendance and Case Presentation

OSCE:    At the end of the clerkship each student will be expected to complete an Observed Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) as part of their grade.  The exam will have Six 8-minute stations to complete.  Some stations may be interactive in nature.  The exam will be administered between 1:00 - 5:00 pm the afternoon after your written examination.  You will be randomly assigned a time slot for this exam and it is NOT subject to change.

H & P:    Two write-ups are required to be turned in at the time of your exam.  One on an obstetrical patient and one on a gynecological patient.  The format will be as follows:

 

•1.     History

           •a.      Expanded OB history for OB patient

           •b.     Expanded pertinent GYN history for GYN patient

•2.     Physical Examination

•3.     Labs / Diagnostic Tests

•4.     Assessment

•5.     Plan

•6.     Discussion

           •a.      1 page discussion of topic relative to specific patient

 

PRESENTATIONS:    Wednesday, October 10th  from 3:00-6:00 PM

                        Finnerty Conference Room

 

SHELF EXAM:         Thursday, October 11th at 9:00 AM

                        MR5 Building, Classroom 2005

 

OSCE EXAM:          Thursday, October 11th, 1-5pm, Finnerty Conference Room, 3rd floor, PCC