Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program
The Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program, dating from 1949, is proud of its continual accreditation since its first review. Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital has long been one of the busiest obstetrics and gynecology units in the Rocky Mountain region, handles a large number of cases and deliveries that is unmatched in the Great Plains States or the Pacific Northwest. The Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program is a fully approved and accredited four year training program with four residents in each year for a total of 16 residents.

For the physician primarily interested in a private, general Ob/Gyn Practice, Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital offers an excellent opportunity to participate in a training program with ample academic exposure and stimulation and a large volume of interesting and challenging patients. Saint Joseph Hospital residents receive broad exposure to the subspecialties, giving them an excellent opportunity to pursue further fellowship training.


The Gyn surgical experience available to the residents consistently ranks among the largest in the country. The program data summary, issued by the Resident Review Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology, compares the experience of Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital Ob/Gyn residents to a national program mean, and Saint Joseph Hospital ranks very high nationally.

The Labor and Delivery Unit at Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital features 14 state-of-the-art LDR suites, family waiting areas, Jacuzzis in each room, soft lighting, built-in newborn bassinets in each LDR, two operating rooms, and a unique combination delivery/operating room for high risk deliveries. There is a spacious physicians lounge area that includes sleep rooms, dining area in the lounge with a big screen TV, and state of the art centralized fetal monitoring system. On the unit there is a confidential boardroom behind the nurses station for patient report, charting, meetings, and meals. The unit also has a direct intercom communication system with our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

During a recently conducted nation-wide poll of ob/gyn residency programs, information was obtained which indicates that ninety-five percent of all programs require a resident research project. Most research projects are required for continuation from the third to fourth year of residency. In keeping with this trend in training excellence, we will institute a similar requirement for incoming house officers for the 2006 year. Residents will be required to have a topic selected by the end of their PGY-1 year.