Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCU Medical Center) in the tradition of the Medical College of Virginia provides a complete array of residency training programs and similar offerings in sub-specialty fellowships.  The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is pleased to be an integral part of this institution which has a long history and has achieved an outstanding reputation for patient care, teaching and research.  This information will only focus upon our Department but you should be aware of the outstanding faculty and housestaff in other specialties that also have an impact on what we do at MCV.

We are pleased that you are interested in reviewing our program and hope that this information will answer the majority of your questions.

Medical College of Virginia Campus of
Virginia Commonwealth University
(Virginia State Capitol in foreground)

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCU Medical Center) in the tradition of the Medical College of Virginia is one of the largest University Hospitals in the United States and was recently named in the Solucient Top 100 award as one of the 100 top hospitals in the nation.  Our gynecology services have been listed as one of the top 40 in the country by U.S. News and World Report.  The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is pleased to be an integral part of this institution which has a long history and has achieved an outstanding reputation for patient care, teaching and research.  Few Ob/Gyn programs are able to provide comparable experience in such widely divergent areas as normal obstetrics, high-risk obstetrics, benign gynecology, gynecologic urology, diagnostic ultrasonography, genetics counseling, bladder dysfunction studies, gynecologic endocrinology, infertility, outpatient surgery, family planning, cancer care and emergency services.  Our Department is fortunate to have the specialists, the special facilities and the patient volume that allows the resident to have personal experience and responsibility in all areas of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Some of our faculty have been named in both local and national “Top Docs” rankings.