Abortion Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs in the United States, 1991-1992

1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Trent MacKay ◽  
Andrea Phillips MacKay
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Residency Programs

scholarly journals Postinterview Communication between Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs and Candidates

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana S. Curran ◽  
Pamela B. Andreatta ◽  
Xiao Xu ◽  
Clark E. Nugent ◽  
Samantha R. Dewald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Ethical Conflicts ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
E Mail

Abstract Introduction Residency programs seek to match the best candidates with their positions. To avoid ethical conflicts in this process, the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP or Match) has rules regarding appropriate conduct, including guidelines on contact between candidates and programs. Our study examined communication between obstetrics and gynecology (Ob-Gyn) programs and residency candidates after interviewing and prior to ranking. Methods Ob-Gyn program directors in the United States were sent a self-administered survey via e-mail. Data were collected and analyzed using descriptive methods to examine communication practices of these programs. Results The response rate was 40%. The findings showed that respondents had variable interpretations of the NRMP rules and suggest that programs may be communicating their match intentions especially to favored candidates. Respondents' open text comments highlighted program directors' frustrations with current NRMP rules. Discussion NRMP communication rules are intended to minimize pressure on residency candidates. Our findings suggest they may be leading to unforeseen stresses on program directors and candidates. Conclusions As educational leaders in medicine, we must consider what professional communications are acceptable without increasing the pressure on candidates during the ranking and match process.

scholarly journals Smoking cessation education and training in obstetrics and gynecology residency programs in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1151
Author(s):  
Jagdish Khubchandani ◽  
Liz Nims ◽  
TimothyR Jordan ◽  
JamesH Price ◽  
JosephA Dake
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
And Training

Circumcision Decision: Prominence of Social Concerns

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-219
Author(s):  
Mark S. Brown ◽  
Cheryl A. Brown
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Social Concerns ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
Medical Indications

Despite policy statements against routine circumcision of newborns by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology more than 10 years ago, there has been virtually no change in circumcision practices in the United States. In addition, controlled trials of programs to educate parents about the lack of medical indications for routine newborn circumcision have shown that parental education has little impact on the circumcision decision. We hypothesized that parents based their circumcision decision predominantly on social concerns rather than on medical ones. We prospectively surveyed parents of 124 newborns soon after they made the circumcision decision to learn their reasons for the decision. The strongest factor associated with the circumcision decision was whether or not the father was circumcised (P.0001). The survey also showed that concerns about the attitudes of peers and their sons' self concept in the future were prominent among parents deciding to circumcise. The circumcision decision in the United States is emerging as a cultural ritual rather than the result of medical misunderstanding among parents. In counseling parents making the circumcision decision, the health care provider should provide a knowledgeable and honest discussion of the medical aspects of circumcision. Until information is available that addresses parents' social concerns about circumcision, it is unreasonable to expect a significant change in circumcision customs in the United States.

Flexible Residency Programs for Women

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 991-992
Author(s):  
NAOMI UCHIYAMA
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Residency Training ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Pediatric Residency ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics

To the Editor.— I am a member of the Committee on Women in Pediatrics of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The Committee recently studied the availability of flexible training and retraining programs in pediatric residency programs in the United States. We sent a questionnaire to the directors of the 292 pediatric training programs listed in the Directory of Residency Training Programs. At present, 200 of the 292 (68.5%) have a flexible training program. However, only two of these programs have this as a written policy; one such program was developed in 1973 and, in practice, this program was individually designed.

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