Contraception
Subjects:
How
the programs train on contraception
in
terms of both didactic and
experiential/procedural
skills training
Evaluation methodologies for individual resident competencies and to evaluate programmatic outcomes
Plans to enhance teaching methodologies
How
the programs train on contraception
in
terms of both didactic and
experiential/procedural
skills training
- Three
interactive half-day conferences.
First year: three hour didactic
curriculum on contraception, emergency
contraception, health maintenance,
and women’s
health
- Clinic sessions
- Second year: one-month Gynecology rotation
- Required readings
- Third year: elective three-month clinic experience
- Longitudinal core curriculum
- “Quick Start” taught in precepting and clinic
- Nurses fill standing prescriptions for emergency contraception
- Diversity and underinsured patients addressed in didactic sessions and precepting
- Residents collaborate with faculty on contraception research projects
- Faculty support residents in development of policy resolutions
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- Rotation through family planning clinic affiliated with young men’s clinic
- Three sessions per week in gynecology procedure clinic
- Monthly lecture on women’s health
- Weekly session in integrated abortion clinic with termination training
- Evidence-based exam template intervention
- Planned: Annual in-service on Emergency Contraception and availability of handouts
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Evaluation methodologies for individual resident competencies and to evaluate programmatic outcomes
- Resident evaluation: Gynecology rotation evaluation
- Resident evaluation: Precepting during first year
- Curriculum feedback: anonymous evaluations
- Board scores have risen steadily
- Graduation statistics
- Observed Structured Clinical Encounter module developed
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- Evaluates: internet-based program. Evaluation of residents by faculty
- Electronic procedure log maintained by residents
- Evaluation of curricula by residents
- Pre and post intervention chart review survey
- Compile data regarding number of contraception counseling visits
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Plans to enhance teaching methodologies
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- Ongoing response to evaluation of curricula by residents
- Annual inservice on emergency contraception, future presentation of data from chart review assessing frequency of contraceptive counseling in clinic, patient and provider handouts on EC to be added to residency website, new women’s health elective (first resident to rotate through this fall).
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