Rotational Overview

PGY I – PGY IV

Intern (PGY-I):

OBSTETRICS I - This rotation includes L&D, High Risk Clinic, Breast Clinic, Ultrasound and Rounds.

OBSTETRICS II – This rotation includes Clinic and L&D

ONCOLOGY – This rotation includes LEEP clinic, OR, Dalton Clinic, Ambulatory OR, and Rounds

GYNECOLOGY – This rotation includes OR, Clinic, Ultrasound, and Colpo Clinic

Each Block is one month in length.

JAR (PGY-II):     

AMBULATORY CARE CLINIC – This rotation includes Clinic

GYNECOLOGY – This rotation includes OR, Clinic, Urolab, L&D, and Continuity Clinic

NIGHTS – This rotation includes L&D and Continuity Clinic.

OBSTETRICS – This rotation includes L&D and Clinic

ONCOLOGY – This rotation includes LEEP clinic, OR, Dalton Clinic, and Ambulatory OR

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINE & INTERTILITY -  This rotation includes Clinic, Ultrasound, Colpo Clinic, High Risk Clinic, PCOS clinic, and E&I Clinic

Each block is two months – one during the first half of the year, the second during the second half of the year. 

AR (PGY III):

ANTEPARTUM – This rotation includes Ultrasound, Genetics Clinic, High Risk Clinic and L&D

GYNECOLOGY I – This rotation includes OR, Clinic, Referral Clinic, Urogyn Clinic and Colpo Clinic

GYNECOLOGY II – This rotation includes Consults and Clinic

OBSTETRICS Days – This rotation includes L&D

OBSTETRICS Nights – This rotation includes L&D

SUFFOLK – This rotation includes Clinic and OR

Each block is two months – one during the first half of the year, the second during the second half of the year. 

SR (PGY IV):

AMBULATORY CARE I – This rotation includes Urolab, High Risk Clinic, Chesterfield Health Department, L&D  and Colpo Clinic

FLOAT – This rotation includes Float, Clinic, High Risk Clinic and Colpo Clinic

GYNECOLOGY – This rotation includes OR, Clinic and Ambulatory OR

OBSTETRICS – This rotation includes L&D and Clinic.

ONCOLOGY – This rotation includes LEEP, OR, Clinic

UROGYN – OR, Urolab, Clinic, Colpo Clinic and Perineal Clinic

Each block is two months – one during the first half of the year, the second during the second half of the year.

The Intern level (PGY-1) is designed to give a broad base of medical experience to the first year resident.  Our philosophy is that graduate education entirely focused on issues of Obstetrics and Gynecology does not adequately prepare the individual for practice.  Therefore, the PGY-1 residents receive a thorough education in Internal Medicine, including critical care, with rotations in the surgical/medical emergency room, the Medical Intensive Care Unit and general medicine.  They obtain the basic foundation of experience in both obstetrics and gynecology, including ambulatory and inpatient settings.  These rotations in Obstetrics and Gynecology allow the residents to develop their skills in physical diagnosis, primary care and pre- and post-operative technique.

The JAR level (PGY-II) residents have the opportunity for initial contact with patients admitted to the hospital.  This includes the first evaluation and the opportunity to formulate a diagnosis and plan of management.  On virtually every service, this initial evaluation is reviewed by a third or fourth year resident or both.

The AR (PGY-III) is a year during which opportunities for increased independent function are accelerated.  They have enhanced opportunity for decision making.  They act as the inpatient hospital consultant for other services with faculty backup.  They serve as the primary managers of patients in Labor and Delivery, and also act in a consulting role in the emergency rooms and in outpatient clinics.  The residents have found the PGY-III year to be one of very rapid growth and development in both their technical skills and judgment.  This is a very rich and rewarding year because, in addition to the development of independent function, it has above it two layers of supervision: the PGY-IV residents and the faculty.

The SR (PGY-IV) year is one in which the resident now has the opportunity to further sharpen the management and decision making that has been developed in the previous years.  He or she acts as a consultant to junior residents in all matters of patient management and evaluation.  They also act as consultants for difficult problems when dealing with patients in other departments.  They act in a supervisory and educational manner on all of the inpatient services.  They work side-by-side with the appropriate faculty members who act as their consultants on a daily basis.

The residents receive their education under the direction of the full-time faculty who rotate their various responsibilities.  The full-time faculty is listed in the back of this brochure.