Purpose: We sought to determine Ob/Gyn residents’, program directors’ (PDs), and assistant program directors’ (APDs) perceptions of the need for a national Ob/Gyn residency education curriculum. This study was funded by the CREOG Empower Award.
Background: Several specialties have implemented standardized, national residency education curricula. These curricula allow residents to have equal access to a centrally located, structured, common knowledge base. In Ob/Gyn, although we have outstanding educational resources, they are not integrated into a national curriculum nor are they co-located. Rather, each residency program develops its own didactic curriculum, which requires a significant amount of time and effort and leads to variability in curriculum quality and content.
Methods: A 12-question web-based survey was developed and distributed to residents, program directors, and assistant program directors nationwide using the Ob/Gyn program coordinator’s listserve and program contact information from the ACOG website.
Results: 780 participants (651 residents, 83 PDs, and 46 APDs) completed the survey, with a diverse range of regions, program types, and program sizes represented. Almost all (97.2%) participants agreed or strongly agreed that residents nationwide should have equal access to high quality Ob/Gyn education resources. Further, 91.9% agreed or strongly agreed that core Ob/Gyn educational resources should be centrally located. A majority, 77.8% (residents 78%, PDs 75%, and APDs 78%), agreed or strongly agreed that there is a need for a national Ob/Gyn residency education curriculum.
Discussions: Our results demonstrate a perceived need for a centrally located, structured national Ob/Gyn residency education curriculum.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2020, Student, Resident, Faculty, Clerkship Director, Clerkship Coordinator, Osteopathic Faculty, Residency Director, Residency Coordinator, Medical Knowledge, GME, Lecture, Independent Study, General Ob-Gyn,
Olga Mutter, MD; Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University; Marisa Rose, MD; Sarah Park, MD; Jordan Hylton, DO; David Jaspan, DO
