Gynecology - Education
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Evaluating obstetrical residency programs using patient outcomes.

21 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Patient outcomes have been used to assess the performance of hospitals and physicians; in contrast, residency programs have been compared based on nonclinical measures. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether obstetrics and gynecology residency ... Read more...

Interdisciplinary curriculum to train internal medicine and obstetrics-gynecology residents in ambulatory women's health: adapting problem-based learning to residency education.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Although residents in internal medicine (IM) and obstetrics-gynecology (OG) must provide primary care for women, studies indicate that both groups require more skills and training in women's health. Our goals were to assess the needs of ... Read more...

Caffeine's implications for women's health and survey of obstetrician-gynecologists' caffeine knowledge and assessment practices.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Caffeine has relevance for women's health and pregnancy, including significant associations with spontaneous abortion and low birth weight. According to scientific data, pregnant women and women of reproductive age should be advised to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Gynecology - Education'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Evaluating obstetrical residency programs using patient outcomes. 21 Sep 2009
• Interdisciplinary curriculum to train internal medicine and obstetrics-gynecology residents in ambulatory women's health: adapting problem-based learning to residency education. 30 Aug 2009
• Caffeine's implications for women's health and survey of obstetrician-gynecologists' caffeine knowledge and assessment practices. 30 Aug 2009
• Surgical education and training in gynecologic oncology I: European perspective. 30 Jul 2009
• Surgical education and training program development for gynecologic oncology: American perspective. 30 Jul 2009
• Surgical education for gynecologic oncologists. 30 Jul 2009
• Advanced cytoreductive surgery: Asia Pacific perspective. 30 Jul 2009
• Improving residents' understanding of issues, comfort levels, and patient needs regarding screening for and diagnosing Down syndrome. 22 Jul 2009
• Examining ourselves: exploring assumptions about teaching pelvic examinations in midwifery education. 29 Jun 2009
• Innovative midwifery teaching for medical students and residents. 29 Jun 2009
• Documentation and billing for services provided by midwives teaching obstetrics and gynecology residents and medical students. 29 Jun 2009
• A national survey of the midwifery director role in academic midwifery practices involved in medical education in the United States. 29 Jun 2009
• Evaluation of the porcine model to teach various ancillary procedures to gynecologic oncology fellows. 29 Jun 2009
• Should we train urologists in female urology? A European view. 29 Jun 2009
• Retention of chairs in obstetrics and gynecology: a comparison with other clinical departments. 29 Jun 2009
• Who wants feedback? An investigation of the variables influencing residents' feedback-seeking behavior in relation to night shifts. 29 Jun 2009
• Reproductive endocrinology and infertility. 29 Jun 2009
• Does mental imagery prior to cystoscopy make a difference? A randomized controlled trial. 28 May 2009
• Proceedings of the XVII and XVIII European meeting of trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology: moving towards European training in obstetrics and gynaecology. 18 May 2009
• Effect of virtual reality training on laparoscopic surgery: randomised controlled trial. 12 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Gynecology'

Definition: A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the physiology and disorders primarily of the female genital tract, as well as female endocrinology and reproductive physiology.

Descriptor UI: D006176

Alternative terms: Gynecology;

Related Mesh Headings: Genital Diseases, Female; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Reproductive Medicine;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.810.310;

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; corresponding organ term is GENITALIA, FEMALE; DF: GYNECOL