Didactic Curriculum
Morning Report
Morning report is held 07:30-08:30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, Saturday and Sunday (on Wednesdays, patient management
and other issues are handled by each clinical team and their attending physician(s)).
Morning report is attended and led by the on-call attending for the day and the post-call attending, except on Tuesday mornings
when the night float senior resident will be responsible for leading morning report. Other attendings will attend as their
schedules allow and are encouraged to do so, and Dr. Cohen, Dr. Beckmann, or Dr. Jaspan will also always attend.
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds are held 0730-0830 Wednesday mornings. Attendance of all residents not involved in acute clinical care or otherwise
excused is required; attending faculty are strongly encouraged to attend. CME is offered for most presentations.
Grand Rounds speakers are chosen from faculty outside and within the Philadelphia area and from Einstein faculty. The topics
will vary depending on the availability of speakers.
Friday Academic Afternoon
The Friday Academic Afternoon is the protected educational time for residents. Residents are excused from all activities except
unscheduled urgent clinical situations and labor and delivery. Resident attendance is required.
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July - August ‘03
The "Fundamentals of OBGYN" is a series of lectures and presentations given from 1:00-4:00 PM on Fridays that deal with basic
science and basic clinical pathophysiology in obstetrics and gynecology.
- Chapter reviews will be selected chapters from the latest editions of William’s Obstetrics and Stenchever’s Comprehensive Gynecology. The chapters are assigned in advance (assignments on Data Harbor). Each session consists of a 16-question MCQ examination
based on the chapter (15 minutes) followed by a 40-minute discussion of the test and chapter.
- MFM – Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Ambulatory Care Presentations. For each presentation, the MFM division for MFM-OB, Drs Horn,
P. Lee, and Jaspan for Gynecology, and Drs. Beckmann and Jaspan will select an illustrative case in consultation with the
senior residents. A resident will present the case (5 minutes), followed by a 20-25 minute Power Point presentation by faculty
or resident on the topic with current literature referenced, and ending in a 25 minute open seminar. Topics must be identified
at least 2 weeks ahead of the presentation so that the topic may be posted on Data Harbor so that all may read prior to the
presentation. Handouts are encouraged, and if in electronic form, will be posted on Data Harbor
- Oncology Series – The oncology series consists of lectures based in the gynecologic oncology series in Prologue and current literature and
cases and is held in a seminar fashion. The readings are posted on Data Harbor in advance. The Second presentation on the
4th Friday is a clinical pathology seminar held in pathology jointly with the pathology faculty.
- The Departmental M&M Conference is on a case or topic picked by Dr Quashie and assigned to a resident for presentation. The
same format as for the presentations above is used.
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Lecture Series
Formal lectures are held the first Thursday of each month, 07:30-08:30 AM, in the place of Morning Report. These are presented
by the REI faculty and based on the latest edition of Speroff’s Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility and current
literature. Attendance by residents is required as for Grand Rounds.
Mentorship Program
In addition, residents and faculty participate in the Mentorship Program
- Mentor
- A trusted counselor or guide
Each resident is paired with a Mentor, a member of the faculty with whom they will meet regularly to review their experiences
and progress and to talk about any other issues, personal or professional, of concern to the resident or Mentor.
The goals are:
- To provide a regular opportunity for the developing obstetrician-gynecologist to share experiences, feelings, personal or
other issues, with a senior colleague from whom advice, guidance, and counsel may be obtained about the "art" and "science"
of women’s health / obstetrics & gynecology.
- To review performance during the program and provide opportunity for the development of self-learning styles and to offer
suggestions for specific action as needed.
Mentors are asked to meet with their resident(s) at least every two months. Mentors are asked to submit a short note to the
Program Director about each meeting including date, topics discussed, and specifically any way help is needed (consistent,
of course, with the rights of privacy of the resident physician).
Resident Research
Another important opportunity for independent learning is Resident Research
Scholarly activity is encouraged for all residents and is supported insofar as possible when requested.
All residents are required to complete one scholarly project of "publishable quality" during their residency and to present
it in an appropriate forum, which may include departmental grand rounds. The resident’s Mentor or any other faculty may serve
as the required supervisor; the supervising faculty must be identified to the Program Director along with the proposed project,
no later than the end of the PGYII year of training. IRB approval must be obtained if needed in a time frame so as not to
impede the "on-time" completion of the requirement and all protections of patient rights as provided in the HIPPA regulations
must be observed.
Residents may do more than one project as long as they are in good standing and the work does not interfere with their academic
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