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. |
Coordinator: |
Kristy Fong |
Clerkship Contacts
Hospital Site |
Site Director |
Student Coordinator |
Ronald Reagan UCLA Med Ctr. UCLA (OG011) |
Lisa Nicholas, MD |
Kristy Fong |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center CS (OG012) |
Dotun Ogunyemi, M.D. |
Sasha Sean Tissot |
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center HARBOR (OG013) |
Anita Nelson, M.D. |
Joanna Benavidez |
Olive View Medical Center OVH (OG015) |
Paul Buzad, M.D. |
Charonda Taylor |
Riverside / Redlands Community Hospitals RIVER/RED (OG018) |
Darcy Nikol Bryan, M.D. Christina Bennett-Stewart, MD |
Sandy Brassard Julie Maynard |
Kern Medical Center KERN (OG019) |
Melissa Larsen, M.D. |
Marina Avalos-Kegley |
