Didactics

Grand Rounds

Attended twice per month by faculty, residents, all medical students on OBGYN rotations, and open to area healthcare providers. Grand Rounds is a weekly lecture series designed to complement and expand on clinical teaching and continuing education. Faculty, residents, and speakers from other departments, as well as outside of the institution, are assigned in advance and a monthly schedule is published.

STATs/M&M (Morbidity & Mortality) Conference

STATs conference is a weekly discussion of case lists from the assigned services of Obstetric, Gynecology, or Gynecologic Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. This conference is structured similar to the ABOG oral exam such that resident team members are questioned on the selected topics with increasing difficulty as they progress through the residency program. Consider it four years of “mock” oral exams in preparation for the ABOG Certifying Exam! The resident(s) of the assigned service compiles a list of all cases from the previous weeks, highlighting 10 cases to be discussed. The M&M conference is held every fourth week with an evidence-based presentation of one case per assigned service, with discussion of the patient case, complications, and surgical procedures. Data that is critical to the case, such as X-rays and monitor strips, are typically available and utilized.

Resident Didactics

Attended weekly by residents and senior medical students. This is a core didactic experience of residency and is a review of assigned chapters from selected textbooks and ACOG Practice Bulletins along with a test and discussion pertinent to the CREOG Exam. The recent incorporation of several different podcast and online lectures through the CREOG-supported national curriculum has increased the variety of ways we teach. No more boring lectures! Assigned faculty members lead the discussion.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Journal Club

Attended monthly by faculty, residents, and junior medical students on the service. The Journal Club is a monthly conference presented by residents and designed to foster the ability to critically evaluate the literature. Two journal publications of related topics are chosen and evaluated regarding experimental design, statistical analysis, and appropriateness of conclusions. The ultimate goal is to stimulate life-long reading skills.

Resident Research Meeting

Attended monthly by faculty, residents, and junior medical students on the service. Residents are required to complete a project of scholarly activity before completion of their residency training. This monthly conference provides a forum for discussion of research modules as well as mentoring to fulfill the research requirement. They are also designed to give faculty members and residents insight into data processing, research possibilities, research modalities, and faculty mentoring research projects. Residents are encouraged to publish or present their research nationally during their fourth year.

Obstetrics Telemedicine Conference

Attended weekly by maternal-fetal medicine faculty, residents on the OB service, junior medical students on OB service, and state-wide clinicians by teleconferencing. Residents on the obstetrics service at UAMS or clinicians at other sites choose cases to present. The patient’s history, physical exam, and any relevant diagnostic work-up are presented along with the outcome. After the presentation, a discussion is held regarding patient management. Evidence-based literature is also presented in a majority of the cases.