Resident Assignments

Resident assignments are based on the principle of graduated responsibility as greater levels of skill are achieved. The training is divided between inpatient and outpatient experiences.

Resident Lecture Series Schedule

PGY 1: The intern year is divided into eight rotations. The first year residents spend two months in the Family Medicine Department, which is nationally recognized for its excellence. Our interns then spend one rotation each on obstetrics and on gynecology at Thomas Jefferson Hospital; one rotation at West Jersey Hospital; one rotation on night float; one week each on obstetric and gynecologic anesthesia; and one two-rotation block split between Surgical Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Clinic and Neonatal Intensive Care.  A four week ultrasound course completes the year.  The Obstetrics and Gynecology portion of the PGY 1 year provides a broad experience in general obstetrics and Gynecology.  The experience at Thomas jefferson University Hospital and West Jersey Hospital expose our interns to both university and community hospital experiences.

PGY 2: This year is divided into eight equal rotations. Four rotations, including General Obstetrics, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology, and Gynecologic Oncology are at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  At West Jersey Hospital, one block is an OB rotation covering high risk patients, labor and delivery, and some surgery, and one block is general Gynecology.  Finally, daytime and night float OB rotations at West Jersey complete the year. During the second year each resident is required to identify an individual research project with a member of the faculty in an area of special interest.

PGY 3: This year is divided into eight rotations. Residents spend one rotation on the General Gynecology service at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. One rotation on Gynecologic Oncology and two rotations on the Gynecology Service are spent at West Jersey Hospital. The primary emphasis during these rotations is operating room coverage of gynecologic surgery. One rotation is spent as the PGY 3 Ambulatory Clinic Float combining a formal radiology experience in vaginal and obstetric ultrasound, breast disease, and first trimester abortion. This rotation includes a one-on-one tutorial with one of our finest breast surgeons in order to gain office and operating experience in the area of breast disease; time in our Division of Ultrasound, in which time they function as ultrasound technicians and receive hands-on experience in obstetrical and gynecologic ultrasound; office experience in Menopause and Pediatric Gynecology with our faculty; and an opportunity to spend time at Planned Parenthood in order to learn first-trimester abortion. A day float and night float rotation at Jefferson provides our senior residents with experience running labor and delivery and opportunity to hone their teaching skills. Finally, an elective/research block allows exploration of other interests and away rotations.

PGY 4: The entire PGY 4 year is conducted at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. The year is divided into eight equal rotations. During five of these rotations, the residents spend time as chief of the following services: General Obstetrics, General Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology, and Gynecologic Oncology. An outpatient rotation includes Genetics, Ultrasound and the rest of the time on Urogynecology. A day float and night float completes the year.