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Department of Family Medicine
WVU Family Medicine Resident Curriculum
Gynecology
| General: |
This rotation is an outpatient experience which takes place in a variety of settings, such as University Health Service (Student Health), the County Heath Department and colposcopy clinics. Teaching is very good and the different sites offer opportunities to learn many aspects of this complex field. |
| Call: |
Residents take call for the Department of Family Medicine during this rotation. |
| Patient Load: |
Patients are seen in an ambulatory setting, so patient load depends on the individual clinic schedules. The pace is manageable, which allows informal teaching. |
| Other Learners: |
There is some overlap with the OB/GYN and family medicine rotations, so occasionally the intern shares clinics with OB residents, family medicine residents, sub-interns and third-year medical students rotating through OB/GYN. This is rarely a problem since there are usually enough clinics to spread everyone out so that no one clinic is overcrowded with learners. |
| Supervision: |
In the OB/GYN clinics, supervision is by senior OB/GYN residents and staff. The Health Department OB/GYN clinic is staffed by rotating family medicine staff, and the colposcopy clinic is staffed by a nurse practitioner and the GYN/ONC staff. Teaching is excellent, and the overall experience is valuable in that it exposes the intern to a variety of problems which are common in family medicine.
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