Residency Program

Resident Training

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UCI Medical Center, the principal clinical facility for the School of Medicine, is an important component of the world-renowned University of California medical system. The availability of advanced technology and the nationally recognized expertise of faculty have made UCI Medical Center a regional referral center for the diagnosis and treatment of many different medical problems. This 493 bed facility is a fully accredited general and emergency care hospital, designated county wide Level I trauma center, and designated National Cancer Institute. Its services include neonatal, cardiac, pediatric, burn, and neonatal and medical/surgical intensive care.

Our training strategy incorporates integrated and affiliate arrangements between UCI Medical Center and such diverse facilities as Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Kaiser Foundation Hospital (Anaheim), and Kaiser Foundation Hospital (Riverside), all within reasonable driving distance of the medical center. Affiliate hospitals provide the graduate physician with a blend of experience in the private practice, multi-specialty group, and managed care/HMO setting.

Resident Training

First Year (Post MD I): The first year of the program consists of nine months on the obstetrics and gynecology service. Minor gynecologic procedures and some operative obstetrics and performed. Two months of primary care, continuity clinic, emergency room and one month of SICU experience complete the first year.

Second Year (Post MD II): At the Post MD II level, the resident spends several months at one of our affiliate hospitals, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. These rotations provide experience in ambulatory care, gynecologic oncology, high risk obstetrics, and benign gynecologic inpatient surgery. At UCI Medical Center (the parent institution), the Post MD II resident assists the more senior residents on the wards and in the outpatient clinics. The resident is taught to perform operative vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and tubal sterilizations (postpartum and interval), employing a variety of approaches. On the gynecology service, the Post MD II is introduced to major operative gynecology and is expected to complete between 20 and 30 major abdominal operative procedures. Post MD II residents also assist in student teaching on ward rounds and in small groups.

Third Year (Post MD III): The Post MD III resident on gynecology rotations is responsible, under the guidance of the chief resident, for pre- and post-operative management of all patients. The resident receives considerable operative experience as first assistant to the chief resident of the service, performing all major operative procedures and completing sufficient major and vaginal and abdominal surgeries. This experience enables the Post MD III to independently perform these operations the following year as a Post MD IV. The third year of obstetrical training places particular emphasis on the high-risk patient as the resident is in charge of the high-risk antepartum service and, under direct faculty supervision, manages the Center for Fetal Evaluation, which includes performing obstetrical ultrasounds.

Fourth Year (Post MD IV): The Post MD IV resident functions as the chief resident. The chief on each service is totally responsible for administrative direction, patient care, and performance of all junior residents and medical students. Chiefs are also ultimately responsible for the review of each patient admitted for an operative procedure. They manage, with the attending staff, the special clinics (urogynecology, special cytology, and high-risk obstetrics), compile statistics for the division, and conduct weekly perinatal and morbidity and mortality conferences at UCI Medical Center and Affiliated Institutions.

Resident Rotation Schedule