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Obsetrics and Gynecology

Women’s and Child’s Health Block

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Course Description

http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/Angel

(OG 011, OG 012, OG 013, OG 015, OG018, OG019)

The six-week clinical clerkship in Obstetrics and Gynecology is offered at six teaching hospitals:  UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Riverside and Redland Community Hospitals and the Kern Medical Center.

The objective of the clerkship is to acquaint the student with the varied aspects of the medical care for women, with emphasis on acquiring the basic skills of gynecologic and obstetrical history taking and physical examination, participating and assuming responsibility in the evaluation and care of outpatients and inpatients, and acquiring practical experience in the operating and delivery room areas with close supervision by the staff.

Formal and informal daily teaching sessions and rounds with the faculty and resident staff are an integral part of the six-week experience. The Problem Based Learning System is used with daily sessions at the Center for Health Sciences and at least twice weekly sessions held at the other teaching hospitals.  Those sessions are constructed so as to cover the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology Care objectives under the guidance of faculty preceptors.  Students are on call no more than every fourth night. 

Grading /Evaluation

The criteria used in determining the final grade are the ward evaluation and the written examination.  You must pass both components in order to pass the clerkship.  All students are expected to attain a passing score on the National Board of Medical Examiners shelf exam in Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Students must achieve a score at the 11th percentile of students taking this examination nationwide to pass the shelf exam.  Students must enter patient encounters for all of the diagnoses and procedures in their PDA Patient Logs in order to pass the clerkship.  Students must conduct an H&P under the supervision of a faculty and provide an assessment and management plan.  The requirement may be completed in either the inpatient or outpatient portions of the clerkship.  Students must turn in a completed clinical encounter checklist card at the end of the clerkship to their student coordinator. Failure to meet this requirement will result in a grade of Incomplete. Students are expected to complete weekly self-assessments on ANGEL, each composed of 10 questions. Failure to complete all the self-assessments by the end of the clerkship will result in a grade of Incomplete.

 

Orientation

There is a one-day orientation for Ob\Gyn at CHS.  Students at all sites will meet at CHS. Kristy Fong (ksfong@mednet.uclae.edu), 310-206-6558) will send you an e-mail regarding the time and location of the orientation.

Criteria for Letter of Distinction

Letters of Distinction require a shelf score at the 85th percentile nationally as well as "outstanding" evaluations on clinical performance.

 

 

Course Chair:

Andrea Rapkin, M.D.
(310) 825-6963
arapkin@mednet.ucla.edu

Coordinator:

Kristy Fong
(310) 206-6558
ksfong@mednet.ucla.edu

 

Clerkship Contacts

 

Hospital Site

Site Director

Student Coordinator

Ronald Reagan UCLA Med Ctr.

UCLA (OG011)

Lisa Nicholas, MD
(310) 825-0787
lnicholas@mednet.ucla.edu

Kristy Fong
(310) 206-6558
ksfong@mednet.ucla.edu

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

CS (OG012)

Dotun Ogunyemi, M.D.
(310) 423-1036
ogunyemi.dotun@cshs.org

Sasha Sean Tissot
(310) 423-1036
sasha.tissot@cshs.org

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

HARBOR (OG013)

Anita Nelson, M.D.
(310) 222-3871
anitanelsonWHC@earthlink.net

Joanna Benavidez
(310) 222- 3871
jbenavidez@dhs.lacounty.gov

Olive View Medical Center

OVH (OG015)

Paul Buzad, M.D.
(818) 364-3219
pbuzad@ladhs.org

Charonda Taylor
(818) 364 3222
chataylor@dhs.lacounty.gov

Riverside / Redlands Community Hospitals

RIVER/RED (OG018)

Darcy Nikol Bryan, M.D.
Riverside Community Hospital
(9510) 782-3684
darcy.bryan@rmcps.com

Christina Bennett-Stewart, MD
Redlands Community Hospital
(909) 793-3311
bennetcd@yahoo.com

Sandy Brassard
Riverside Community Hospital
(951) 788-3380
sandy.brassard@hcahealthcare.com

Julie Maynard
Redlands Community Hospital
(909) 335-5501 x6361
jcm1@redlandshopsital.org

Kern Medical Center

KERN (OG019)

Melissa Larsen, M.D.
Kern Medical Center
(661) 326-2236
larsenm@kernmedctr.com

Marina Avalos-Kegley
Kern Medical Center
(661) 326-2115
avalosm1@kernmedctr.com