CORE 7005 - OB/Gyn

4 credit hours

The OB/GYN clerkship is a 4-week Core experience. These experiences may include in person patient encounters, Telehealth remote patient encounters, or online didactic experiences. This clerkship is designed to teach the student a basic understanding of obstetrics and gynecology through the integration of didactic knowledge and clinical experiences. Students may receive exposure to a diverse community of patients in ambulatory, inpatient settings, or remote or Telehealth encounters. In addition to in person or virtual patient care encounters, the completion of a variety of learning assignments are required during the clerkship. These assignments reflect the unique practice of an osteopathic obstetrician/gynecologist using clinical experiences as well as didactics/reading. Students will be exposed to the primary care screening protocols as well as diagnosis and management of various abnormalities involving women’s care.

Throughout the clerkship, osteopathic medical students should approach the care of the patient through a whole person perspective. With this multidimensional approach, the patient’s physical complaints are considered in the context of their mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing as well as contributing factors that include their family circle, community, environment, and social determinants of health. Students should always function in a professional manner, as a member of the interprofessional healthcare team, and continually strive to provide optimum quality patient care and services in a complex system.