University of Connecticut Medical School Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology

The University of Connecticut Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program is located at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Hartford Hospital and New Britain General Hospital. The residency program offers four years of training, with nine positions at each level. All residents are assigned to 18 months in obstetrics and 18 months in gynecology, receiving a broad experience in obstetric and gynecologic procedures. This includes ambulatory medicine with an emphasis on primary preventive care in the outpatient setting including menopause clinic. The educational program also includes continuity clinics, daily rounds, formal conferences, basic science seminars and combined conferences with related subspecialties. Teaching medical students in basic clinical clerkships and advanced elective courses is integrated into the educational program.

The residency provides four years of progressive training in obstetrics and gynecology, qualifying the resident for specialty boards. It offers a unique opportunity for combining the educational and research aspects of a university department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the outstanding clinical training and experience available in Hartford Hospital, New Britain General Hospital, and the University of Connecticut Health Center. There is a strong commitment to research by the department. A resident is exposed to research methods and thinking in reproductive biology and their applications to obstetric and gynecologic problems, including the physiologic basis of obstetrical practice and recent advances in hysteroscopic diagnosis and therapy. Upon this foundation the program builds a broad and practical clinical experience, under careful supervision, which will help the resident develop responsible judgment, thorough knowledge of all aspects of the specialty, and perfection of surgical skill and technical ability in all obstetric and gynecologic procedures.