Preceptor: Will be assigned after student sign-up
Contact: Angela Sarkisyan, Angela.Sarkisyan@NYULangone
Telephone: 646-501-0025

Prerequisites: Obstetrics and Gynecology core clerkship

Who should enroll in this elective?

Students who are considering obstetrics and gynecology as a career

Clinical sites

NYU Brooklyn Hospital

Description

This is an advanced 4-week elective that seeks to build on obstetrics and gynecology knowledge and experiences gained in the pre-clerkship and clerkship years. As an advanced elective, students will be expected to serve at the level of a sub-intern as an integral member of the care team. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. Students will gain this experience through exposure to the inpatient obstetrics and gynecology services, working closely with resident and interprofessional teams to provide comprehensive care of patients.

Objectives of the Elective

By the end of this elective, through daily contact with patients and didactics, you will:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the field of obstetrics and gynecology that builds upon your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences. This will be achieved through exposure to patients presenting with common obstetric and gynecologic issues.
2. Expand your skills in inpatient obstetric and gynecologic issues, including physical exam skills critical for new interns such as assisting in surgery, bimanual and speculum exams of the pelvis, labor assessments of the cervix, using the ultrasound to assess fetal position and amniotic fluid as well as evaluating perioperative patients.
3. Perform reliable histories and learn the fundamentals of physical exam for patients presenting to labor and delivery triage and consultations in the emergency room.
4. Develop management plans based on growing knowledge of treatment modalities used to treat obstetric and gynecologic issues.
5. Interact with interdisciplinary and interprofessional teams on inpatient obstetrics and gynecology units and build teamwork skills necessary to provide comprehensive patient care.
6. Discuss your professional development and necessary steps to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynecology.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective

By enrolling in this advanced elective, you have agreed to:

1. Serve as an acting intern on the inpatient obstetrics (2 weeks) and gynecology (2 weeks) services during your elective, thus mirroring the resident schedules during this time frame
2. Provide communication of any excused absences to the Office of Student Affairs (excused absence form) and to the elective coordinator in a timely fashion
3. Arrive to all locations to which you are assigned on time
4. Participate in daily morning rounds and patient care with residents and attendings. Preround on patients on the obstetrics and gynecology service as directed
5. Be an active participant in the care of patients being followed by the team, as dictated by the resident/attending
6. Participate in weekly didactics and on Friday mornings along with the resident team

Key Responsibilities of the preceptor/residents/faculty while you are on Elective

By accepting your enrollment in this introductory elective, the department has agreed to:

1. Clearly communicate their expectations of you
2. Maintain a supportive clinical learning environment
3. Ensure that you have access to a broad case mix and clinical experience
4. Provide the education necessary for you to gain an understanding of the patients and pathology reflective of this specialty
5. Provide feedback on your clinical skills
6. Provide guidance on how to pursue a career in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Didactic program

Students will participate in regularly scheduled didactics for the residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology on Friday mornings from 8:30-12PM. There are also weekly case conferences and other morning didactic sessions that students will be in attendance for.

Weekly schedule

Week 1	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Schedule: Take Brooklyn ferry with residents on 1st ferry (6:30AM) and return on 6:00PM ferry.	L&D 7:30AM-8:15AM: case conference	L&D 5:15PM OBGYN Department Grand Rounds	L&D	L&D	8:30-11:30AM Didactics/ Meeting with Elective Supervisor/ Research time

Week 2

SATURDAY	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
L&D 24-hour call shift (Monday off after 24h Saturday shift)	L&D 5:15PM OBGYN Department Grand Rounds	L&D	L&D	8:30-11:30AM Didactics/ Meeting with Elective/ Research time Supervisor/ Research time

Week 3

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Inpatient GYN 7:30-8:15AM: case conference	Inpatient GYN 5:15pm OBGYN Department Grand Rounds	Inpatient GYN	Inpatient GYN	8:30-11:30AM Didactics/ Meeting with Elective Supervisor/ Research time

Week 4

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Inpatient GYN 7:30-8:15AM: case conference	Inpatient GYN 5:15PM OBGYN Department Grand Rounds	Inpatient GYN	Inpatient GYN	8:30-11:30AM Didactics/ Meeting with Elective Supervisor/ Research time

Method of evaluation

Students are evaluated based on performance for relevant EPAs throughout the elective. Workplace-based assessments (WBAs) will be utilized to obtain formative feedback and will be completed by supervising attendings and residents during Mon-Thurs clinical shifts. At the end of each week, students will meet with the elective supervisor to review performance, reflect and set goals.

Scheduling information

Duration: 4 Weeks

Months Offered: TBD

Student point of contact before start of elective: Angela Sarkisyan, Angela.Sarkisyan@NYULangone

Prior to Day 1, Angela Sarkisyan will be in contact with students to delineate the details. Students will report to the chief resident and the elective supervisor on the assigned service on day 1.

Students per elective block: 1-2