Program and Curriculum

A significant portion of the resident experience takes place at Rush University Medical Center. There are also rotations at Rush North Shore and Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana. Rush North Shore is a 250 bed community hospital located 30 minutes north of the downtown medical center. Rush North Shore is a member of the Rush System for Health. Munster Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana, a 354 bed hospital with more admissions than any single hospital in Lake County, Indiana. The Community Hospital in Munster Indiana, is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian acute care facility.

The department has a commitment to train residents in areas of general obstetrics and gynecology, the subspecialties and primary care for women. The resident curriculum has adopted and instituted all ACGME requirements and guidelines and incorporates the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Goals and Objectives. It includes all categories of knowledge, skill and aptitude necessary to teach residents to serve in the discipline with confidence. A new focus on individualized and computer-based learning is being introduced to complement the formerly structured and regularly scheduled teaching activities and education conferences. Grand Rounds, monthly Journal Clubs, interactive didactic M&M sessions, and visiting faculty programs round out the educational experiences.

All clinical rotations are intended to provide a structured, comprehensive experience to fully train residents in women’s health care. Each rotation provides residents with appropriate supervision, yet allows residents to take increasing responsibility in decision making and management of patients. This approach reinforces the development of competent technical and clinical skills.

In addition to clinical rotations, the residency program offers a range of opportunities in ambulatory medicine. Residents are also required to complete a research project as part of the program.

• Ambulatory Medicine and Continuity Clinic
  The program offers many opportunities in ambulatory medicine, including rotations in the Adolescent Family Center, the subspecialty faculty practices, private practice offices. Each week, residents spend a half a day following their own panel of patients under faculty supervision.
  
  Emphasis is placed on caring for patients with common gynecological problems, normal obstetrics and preventive medicine and primary care. In addition, residents have the opportunity to learn all aspects of running a private practice, including managing staff, coordinating patient scheduling, billing and collections and interacting as appropriate with all other agencies affecting their patient’s care within the Medical Center.
  
  
• Research
  All residents are required to complete a research project. This is intended to help residents develop an appreciation for the importance of research. The project culminates in the formal presentation of a paper at the end of the fourth year. Resident papers are often clinical, although opportunities exist for participation in basic science research.