Didactics

Residents have protected didactic time on Thursday afternoons, consisting of several consecutive learning session/conferences, including:

Morbidity and mortality conference. This conference alternates between obstetrics and gynecology, with dedicated faculty moderators who focus on medical decision-making in complicated cases presented by the senior resident on each service.
Weekly didactic teaching. This is a structured teaching session each week with topics mapping to the CREOG Learning Objectives such that all learning objectives are covered within a 2-year cycle, as shown below.
Grand Rounds
Additional sessions encompassing advocacy, residents as teachers, well-being, and research.

Didactic topics for 2024-2025 (“B” topics)

Obstetrics	Gynecology
Gametogenesis/Embryology/Teratology	Contraception and abortion, non-contraceptive use of contraceptives (including PMS and PMDD)
Establishing GA and basics of ultrasound, antenatal surveillance	Diagnosis/management of PCOS, androgen excess
Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy/abnormal placentation	Normal vaginal microbiome, lower genital tract infections, STIs
Emergency care/trauma in pregnancy	Urinary Tract Injury
Operative vaginal delivery and vaginal delivery complications (obstetric lacerations, hematomas, retained placenta)	Chronic AUB/PALM-COEIN, uterine fibroids
IUGR and IUFD	Critically ill gynecologic conditions (TSS, nec fasciitis, septic shock, ARDS)
Hematologic disorders in	Dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain (including endometriosis, adenomyosis, musculoskeletal pain, IC, fibromyalgia, IBS, pudendal neuralgia)
GI disease in pregnancy, including HEG	Pelvic organ prolapse
Liver disease in pregnancy	Cervical neoplasia
Thyroid disease in pregnancy	Vaginal and vulvar neoplasia
Diabetes in pregnancy	Benign breast conditions and breast cancer
Infectious disease in pregnancy - maternal	Benign vulvar and vaginal disorders
Infectious disease in pregnancy – fetal	Acute AUB
Dermatologic disease in pregnancy	Gestational trophoblastic disease
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy	Mullerian anomalies, ambiguous genitalia
Alloimmunization	Evaluation/management of amenorrhea/galactorrhea

Didactic topics for 2023-2024 (“A” topics)

Obstetrics	Gynecology
Physiologic changes of pregnancy (immune system changes, CV, pulm, hematologic, renal), pregnancy pharmacokinetics	Physiology of normal menstrual cycle, perimenopause and menopause
Antepartum pregnancy counseling (diet, nutritional needs, weight gain, exercise, sexual health, vaccinations)	Anatomy of abdomen and pelvis
Postpartum care, including screening and treatment of depression. Breastfeeding, mastitis and breast abscess	Preventative and Health Maintenance Care, geriatric care
Prenatal genetic screening and diagnosis, carrier screening	Trauma-informed care: sexual/physical/elder abuse including IPV
Congenital heart disease, cardiopulmonary disease, asthma in pregnancy	CV and pulmonary complications of surgery (DVT/PE, MI, stroke, aspiration pneumonia, allergic drug reactions)
Neurologic disease in pregnancy	Adnexal masses and torsion
Renal disease in pregnancy	PID and TOA, diverticulitis, appendicitis
Multiple gestation	Urinary incontinence
Emergent conditions in pregnancy (VTE, AFE, hemorrhage/coagulopathy, eclampsia, CVA)	Early pregnancy loss and spontaneous/induced abortion, including mechanism of action of antiprogestins
Cervical insufficiency, short cervix	Ovarian and fallopian tube cancer
Autoimmune disease in pregnancy	Fecal incontinence
Psychiatric disease in pregnancy	Infertility
Malignancy in pregnancy	Cancer genetics
	Ectopic pregnancy
	Uterine cancer
	Benign breast conditions
	Sexual health and dysfunction
	Unique concerns for adolescents: Lifestyle choices, relationship, mental health, sexual abuse/assault
	Pediatric ovarian disease and masses
	Chemotherapy for gyn cancers