OBST 7500

Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Clerkship

Contact

Heidi Fods
Course Coordinator
obmed@umn.edu

Curriculum Focus
Clinical Level
Requirement
MS Year
Hands-On
Terms Offered
Credits
Prerequisites

N/A

Details

Catalog Description:  This required clerkship consists of a 4-week experience in obstetrics and gynecology. Students will participate in clinical procedures, deliveries, and surgical operations. It is hoped that upon completion of the course, the student will better understand the health care needs of women and have the skills necessary to provide primary health care to women in all stages of life.

Canvas Site     Syllabus     

Note: Contact the Course Coordinator for any syllabi for previous years. 

Sites:

View site addresses by clicking on the site name below or visiting the site codes table.

Site Code

Site Name

Notes

DU-1010

Essentia Health - St. Mary's Medical Center

WE Health Clinic

Students can opt to experience a day at the WE Clinic in Duluth during their OBST 7500 rotation.

DU-1009

St. Luke's Hospital

Essentia Health - St. Mary's Medical Center

WE Health Clinic

Students may spend time at Essentia for scrub training, NICU, Maternal Fetal, and OB/GYN experiences.

Students can opt to experience a day at the WE Clinic in Duluth during their OBST 7500 rotation.

CO-1079 (ED)

John Haugen and Associates

M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital

Students placed at John Haugen may also spend time at Southdale.

MF-1022 (FED)

M Health Fairview Center for Women

 

MF-1045 (FL)

M Health Fairview Lakes

 

MF-1070 (FU)

UMMC - West Bank - Riverside Professional Building

 

HH-1001 (HC)

Hennepin County Medical Center

 

HH-1000 (HYB)

HYBRID at Hennepin County Medical Center

 

HP-1015 (RH)

Regions Hospital

 

CO-1003 (UN)

Allina Health Blaine Clinic

The Mother Baby Center at Mercy with Children's Minnesota

Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Students go to both Mercy/Blaine. Students placed at these sites may also spend time at Abbott NW.

RV-1000 (WA)

Ridgeview - Waconia Western OB/Gyn Ltd.

 

CO-1082

Clinics and Surgery Center - Maple Grove

Family Birth Center - Maple Grove Hospital

Students will go to both sites. At Maple Grove CSC, students will be at the Ambulatory Surgery Center (Floor 2) and at the OB/Gyn Clinic (Floor 1 - Check-in C).
ES-1013 Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (Brainerd)  

Required session attendance: Attendance at first day Orientation Lecture and Simulation Lab

Typical weekly schedule/Delivery Mode:  Varies per site. Students will engage in general OB clinic, Labor and Delivery, and Gynecologic surgery during the 4-week rotation. Day/night float schedule or traditional call may apply.

Direct patient care:  Yes

Consent Requirement:  Open to student scheduling

Grading Scale: P/N

Allow repetition of course: Repetition not allowed

Course equivalency:  INMD 7205 (RPAP), INMD 7214 (MetroPAP), INMD 7416 (EPAC), INMD 7355 (HeLIX), INMD 7114 (REACH), INMD 7712 (FLIIC)