Learning Objectives
By the end of the Ob/Gyn clinical component the student will be able to...
- Perform the medical interview and physical examination of women incorporating ethical, social, and diversity perspectives to provide culturally competent health care
- Apply recommended prevention strategies to women throughout the life span
- Develop his/her role as a leader and advocate for women
- Analyze the impact of genetics, medical conditions, and environmental factors on maternal health and fetal development
- Distinguish between normal and abnormal physiologic changes during pregnancy
- Interpret common diagnostic studies
- Apply knowledge of intrapartum and postpartum care in simulations and clinical encounters with mothers and newborns
- Differentiate between normal and abnormal bleeding using knowledge of menstrual cycle physiology, puberty and menopause
- Outline the etiology and evaluation of infertility
- Role-play and relate knowledge of contraception, sterilization and abortion in shared decision making with patients in clinical scenarios
- Construct differential diagnoses of patients with common benign gynecological conditions
- Formulate a differential diagnosis of the acute abdomen and chronic pelvic pain
- Classify common breast conditions and outline the evaluation of (or evaluate) breast complaints
- Perform gynecological procedures using integrated knowledge of perioperative care
- Develop a preliminary assessment of patients with sexual concerns
- Analyze the quality of evidence regarding controversial topics in the field of Ob/Gyn
- Assess patients for risks of domestic violence and child abuse