CONTEXT Since the late 1970s, the number of obstetrics and gynecology residency programs providing abortion training in the United States has steadily decreased. Given the documented shortage of abortion providers, assessing and ensuring the availability of abortion training in graduate medical education is critical. METHODS In 1998, the National Abortion Federation surveyed the 261 accredite...

Objective. To assess the impact of a single versus dual console robotic system on the perceptions of program directors (PD) and residents (RES) towards robotic surgical training among graduating obstetrics and gynecology residents. Design. An anonymous survey was developed using Qualtrics, a web-based survey development and administration system, and sent to obstetrics and gynecology program di...

BACKGROUND Internship training offers an important opportunity for personal development and career planning. However, there are many factors affecting the efficiency of training, and the views of interns are rarely considered. The main objective of this study was to explore the views of interns enrolled in Jazan University internship program during the year 2015. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A web-ba...

Background The objective of the study was to estimate the personal usage of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) among obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) residents in the United States and compare usage between programs with and without a Ryan Residency Training Program (Ryan Program), an educational program implemented to enhance resident training in family planning. Materials and met...

1Department of Internal Medicine, Nyala Sudan Turkish Training Hospital, Nyala, Darfur, Sudan 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nyala Sudan Turkish Training Hospital, Nyala, Darfur, Sudan 3Department of Internal Medicine, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey Approach to Fever in Sub-Saharan Tropical Africa Sahra Altı Tropikal Afrika’da Ateşe Yaklaşım 326 Letter to the Editor / E...

background: assessment forms the backbone of undergraduate medical training especially in clinical contexts and clerkships, which are typically situated in environments lacking educational structure. this study aims to evaluate the viewpoints of medical interns in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology wards about feedback and formative assessment. methods: 100 med...