First year: three-hour didactic curriculum on contraception, emergency contraception, health maintenance, and women’s health

Sessions include case-based scenarios with evidence-based back-up to encourage interns to think creatively and critically about the delivery of contraceptive care (Curriculum: Curriculum on Contraception, EC and Health Maintenance for PGY 1 Orientation, Readings on Contraception for Gynecology Rotation for PGY 2)

Clinic sessions

Resident counsels patients about contraception choices; faculty preceptors reinforce didactic information including providing prescriptions for emergency contraception to all appropriate patients, providing appropriate evidence-based pregnancy prevention care with both hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptive products, and patient-centered initiation of hormonal contraceptives (Handouts: options counseling form, patient confidentiality)

Second year: one-month Gynecology rotation

Develops resident knowledge and skills in contraceptive care. This includes rotation through a Planned Parenthood clinic. (Curriculum: Gynecology Rotation with Reading List)

Required readings

Managing Contraception as well as other materials that highlight evidence-based knowledge in contraceptive care.

Third year: elective three-month clinic experience

Residents achieve mastery in IUD placement and care.

Longitudinal core curriculum

One half-session per week. Curricula have included a procedural session on insertion of IUDs and Grand Rounds

“Quick Start” taught in precepting and clinic

Residents learn concept and are taught to implement through active precepting and frequent reminders in clinic.

Nurses fill standing prescriptions for emergency contraception

Curriculum: Clinic Policy on Emergency Contraception

Diversity and underinsured patients addressed in didactic sessions and precepting

Residents learn nonjudgmental, patient-centered approach to contraception, emphasizing the need to identify and honor patients’ preferences and to partner with patients to enhance adherence. Preceptors discuss the importance of removing barriers to contraception. In didactic sessions on contraceptive care, faculty members address the consequences of delaying access to contraception and the impact of unintended pregnancy on patients, families, and society.

Residents collaborate with faculty on contraception research projects

Residents present at regional and national meetings publish papers. (Articles: Beth Israel Research

Faculty support residents in development of policy resolutions

Also supports travel to AAFP student and Resident Congress. Resolutions developed for the American Academy of Family Physicians Resident Congress

Resident evaluation: Gynecology rotation evaluation

Gynecology rotation evaluation: in-depth opportunity for key faculty with a special interest in contraceptive care to work with and evaluate residents informally during clinic precepting and formally through a course evaluation. (Evaluation: Resident Competencies, Gynecology Course Evaluation)

Resident evaluation: Precepting during first year

Precepting during first year: all patients must be precepted to a faculty supervisor before the visit can be completed.

Curriculum feedback: anonymous evaluations

Please contact program for more information

Board scores have risen steadily

BI residents performed better in this area than in any other.

Graduation statistics

Many graduates continue to practice full-spectrum reproductive health care and several have pursued reproductive health fellowships.

Observed Structured Clinical Encounter

Please contact program for more information