The Medical Student Survival Guide to Ob/Gyn
THE MEDICAL STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE TO OB/GYN
OB/GYN is a fascinating and exciting specialty. No other field offers such a wide variety of medical and surgical management. The OB/GYN is a primary care provider, obstetrician, surgeon, endocrinologist, and radiologist. Your involvement with the team over the next four weeks will give you a taste of what it is like to enter our field. As a medical student, you have several priorities. First, have fun! Long hours are only possible if you find ways to enjoy what you are doing. Second, learn something. Study the physiology of what you see and read nightly about your patients. Third, be helpful. Those students who are eager to be involved gain the most from our rotation. Below, we have provided some tips on “survival” and orientation for each of the divisions. The information below is in no way all-inclusive, and should serve as a guide. GREAT TIP #1: Remember…no one, you or us, reads minds well!! If you have any questions, ASK!! We are here to teach!!
OBSTETRICS (LABOR AND DELIVERY)
Labor and delivery can be exciting and fast-paced and thus potentially intimidating to the typical medical student. You can provide assistance by seeing patients in triage and writing two-hour notes on the patients on Labor and Delivery (L and D). Be sure to present the patients to the intern or upper level residents. When presenting, always end with an assessment of what you think is happening with the patient and what you would like to do. Patients in triage will either require a triage (SOAP) note or an admission H and P depending on what needs to be done. Take notes when talking to the patient. After presenting to the resident, offer to write the triage note or admission history. This will train you to be complete and efficient. There is a tiny room behind the Unit Coordinator’s desk. This is the boardroom, which is equivalent to the nucleus of the cell that is L and D. Residents will sign out in this room and return here for
OB/GYN is a fascinating and exciting specialty. No other field offers such a wide variety of medical and surgical management. The OB/GYN is a primary care provider, obstetrician, surgeon, endocrinologist, and radiologist. Your involvement with the team over the next four weeks will give you a taste of what it is like to enter our field. As a medical student, you have several priorities. First, have fun! Long hours are only possible if you find ways to enjoy what you are doing. Second, learn something. Study the physiology of what you see and read nightly about your patients. Third, be helpful. Those students who are eager to be involved gain the most from our rotation. Below, we have provided some tips on “survival” and orientation for each of the divisions. The information below is in no way all-inclusive, and should serve as a guide. GREAT TIP #1: Remember…no one, you or us, reads minds well!! If you have any questions, ASK!! We are here to teach!!
OBSTETRICS (LABOR AND DELIVERY)
Labor and delivery can be exciting and fast-paced and thus potentially intimidating to the typical medical student. You can provide assistance by seeing patients in triage and writing two-hour notes on the patients on Labor and Delivery (L and D). Be sure to present the patients to the intern or upper level residents. When presenting, always end with an assessment of what you think is happening with the patient and what you would like to do. Patients in triage will either require a triage (SOAP) note or an admission H and P depending on what needs to be done. Take notes when talking to the patient. After presenting to the resident, offer to write the triage note or admission history. This will train you to be complete and efficient. There is a tiny room behind the Unit Coordinator’s desk. This is the boardroom, which is equivalent to the nucleus of the cell that is L and D. Residents will sign out in this room and return here for