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Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program

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Program Highlights

Front Cover of 2020-21 Annual Report

Download the latest Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Report

URMC OBGYN 19-20 Annual Report

Download the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019-20 Annual Report

Front Cover of 2018-19 Annual Report
Download the previous Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Report

Our Mission

It is our program’s mission to train Obstetrics and Gynecology residents to provide medicine of the highest order, expand knowledge, advance medical care through innovation, and who will, in turn, prepare the next generation of leaders in our specialty. 

Clinical

  •  Diverse patient population

  • Western New York’s perinatal referral center 

  • Only Level IV NICU in the region (Golisano Children’s Hospital) which offers a full range of pediatric subspecialty support

  • Labor & Delivery staffed with clinical MFM faculty, Academic Generalists and Certified Nurse Midwives

  • 2 hospitals – Strong Memorial (University) and Highland (Community)

  • Robust Ob and Gyn Ultrasound services within our department

  • Resident clinics with embedded Behavioral Health services, Nutrition, Adolescent Medicine, Social Work, Care Coordinators & Financial Care Services

  • Clinical breastfeeding medicine service

  • Large volume Family Planning services

  • Center for Pelvic Pain and Vulvar Disorders

  • Adult Pelvic Health and Continence Specialties

  • Academic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility services

  • Inpatient complex contraception service

  • URMC Gynecologic Oncology leads the state in the number of minimally invasive surgeries

Residents practicing a surgical procedure on a dummyEducation & Support

  • Intern Orientation with hands-on simulation training

  • Yearly team building Resident Retreat

  • 4 hour protected Educational Time every Thursday morning

  • COGS - (Center for ObGyn Simulation) with robust departmental and interdepartmental simulation program 

  • Individual Communication Coaching

  • Resident Support Committee

  • Biannual Individual Meetings with the Program Director/Associate Program Director

  • FLS & Robotic Training Program

  • Class Mentoring program

  • Fellowship Bound Mentoring group

  • QI Science Curriculum

  • Scholarly Activity/Research Program culminating in a formal presentation at the end of the 3rd year

Why I chose URMC...

"URMC is an incredible place to learn and work. I am able to work with an extremely diverse, urban patient population. I am also able to receive comprehensive family planning training."

Michelle Vu, M.D.

Electives

Elective blocks are offered during the 3rd and 4th years of residency training

Residents are expected to plan an educationally-oriented elective experience designed to augment the OB/GYN curriculum offered on core rotations. The elective rotation may allow the resident to develop/obtain new skills, explore opportunities not available at URMC, or to build on knowledge and skills from the core rotations.

Fellowships

The Department of Obstetrics has four active fellowships: