Periods	Pre-requisite	Sites & Slots	Hours	Weeks
1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10	Year 4 status	2@LVHN	FT, 60 hr wk	4

Drs. Kristin Friel, Christina Black, Timothy Pellini, Karina Reed, Amy Depuy, Joseph Defulvio, Guillermo DeLaVega, Susan Haas, and Ob/Gyn faculty

This elective is designed to introduce senior students to a variety of benign gynecologic procedures. Under the supervision of clinical faculty, students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of benign gynecology cases. This elective will provide students with a better understanding of the various gynecologic procedures performed: their indications, the surgical management and potential surgical complications.

Objectives

Compare and contrast medical and surgical options for common benign gynecologic complaints.
Participate in a variety of gynecologic procedures performed by a generalist obstetrician gynecologist.
Understand basic anatomy, physiology and the pathophysiology which underlies common surgical gyneclogic problems.
Appreciate complications involved in gynecologic procedures.

Students will be assigned cases at one of the hospitals based on their surgical interests and case availability, and will follow patients from admission through the surgery and discharge and be involved in all steps of their care as appropriate. Students will accompany clinical faculty to their outpatient offices and work alongside faculty in the care of the patients who present there for evaluation. Upon completion of this course, students should understand medical and surgical management of common benign gynecologic complaints, have a good understanding of pelvic anatomy and the possible complications of gynecologic procedures.

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated by the course director at the end of the course based on clinical evaluations completed by all residents and faculty who work with them. There will also be a graded patient write up and an oral presentation of a topic of interest, graded by the attending physician. Grades are determined by 75% clinical evaluations, 10% graded write up and 15% oral presentation.

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