The residents receive training in perioperative and postoperative management of patients with multiple medical problems in these outpatient clinics. The maternal fetal medicine clinic provides the residents exposure to medical conditions affecting the mother and fetus. The residents are given increasing responsibility under the supervision of Faculty which is designed to maximize patient safety. By their fourth year the senior residents are capable of managing the normal operations of an outpatient clinic.

Gynecology


Surgical cases are managed by the appropriate level resident, based on the principle of graduated responsibility. Current estimates of the department's surgical caseload are in the range of 150 vaginal and 300-400 abdominal hysterectomies each year. In addition, several hundred operative laparoscopies, including the use of robotic surgery, are performed each year by nationally recognized faculty in this area. Didactic experience is obtained through daily teaching rounds and monthly morbidity conferences and lectures.

Gynecologic Oncology

Currently, there is one full-time Gynecologic Oncologist working in the Department. The Oncology rotation occurs during the third year of residency with back-up from a second year resident. Daily teaching rounds and weekly conferences make up the didactic portion of the rotation. There is also a weekly multidisciplinary Gynecologic Oncology conference. Approximately 200 major oncology cases occur annually, with those numbers continuing to increase considerably each year.

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI)

Six specialists in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility practice at Lutheran General Hospital. A two month block of time is spent on REI during the resident's second year. In months when a resident is not assigned to this rotation, surgical and hospital based experiences are shared by appropriate level residents on the gynecology service. Regular lectures are given by members of this division to complement the clinical experience.

Urogynecology

There are three full-time faculty members in the division of Urogynecology. Residents rotate on Urogynecology during their 3rd and 4th years. Residents are exposed to a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities including urodynamic testing and non-surgical treatment protocols. Regular lectures are given by members of the division as part of the residents' didactic curriculum.