Full Description
Living through an obstetrics and gynecology residency can be a grueling and time-consuming process. After four years in general obstetrics and gynecology, one can encounter many options in his or her career path. Some choose to dive right into the career world, while some will choose to enter into a more specialized fellowship program. Regardless of what path one chooses after the completion of an obstetrics and gynecology residency, the process can be daunting, with little concrete help along the way.
This text will provide a comprehensive review of what comes after the completion of an obstetrics and gynecology residency and will serve as a valuable resource for those physicians, residents and medical students interested in a career in obstetrics and gynecology. This book will review several areas of fellowships and how to navigate through the application process, provide a guide for finding a job and negotiating through your first position, and discuss other difficult topics such as how to deal with malpractice lawsuits. All chapters will be written by experts who have gone through the various paths and decision-making processes.
Contents
Part 1 - Fellowships.- Applying to Fellowship.- The Fellowship Interview.- The Fellowship Match: A Program Director's Perspective.- Gynecology Oncology.- Maternal Fetal Medicine.- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: Fellowship Applications, Interviews, and the Match Process.- Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery.- Complex Family Planning.- Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery.- Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.- Non-traditional Fellowships.- Part II. Your First Job Search.- Where to look (Job boards, recruiters, locums positions).- Applications.- Interview Process.- Contracts/Negotiations.- Applying for Privileges/Licensure.- Malpractice.- Practicing Academic medicine.- Laborist Positions.- Private Practice.- Part III. After Starting Your First Job.- Dealing with your clinic.- Building a Program.- Navigating EMRs.- Enhancing Patient Experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology.- Working with Medical Students.- Interactions with Residents.- Interactions with Nursing.- First call with your first emergent case as an attending.- How to be Smart with Case Selection.- Avoiding Disaster in the Operating Room.- Finding the balance of letting residents operate, while managing patient safety.- Making Difficult Decisions in Obstetrics.- Delivering Bad News and End of Life Care.- Professionalism.- A Guide for Being Minorities in Medicine: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Ourselves and Our Patients.- Conferences/CME.- Board Exams.- Medical economics.- Medical Ethics.- Litigation.- Part IV. Long-Term Goals and Planning.- Leaving your first job and finding your second one.- Learning new skills.- Military Surgery.- Pursuing additional degrees (MBAs).- Transitioning to Education.- Global Health Career in OB/GYN.- 5 Year and 10 Year Plans.- Part V. Maintaining Your Health.- Starting a Family.- Maintaining Personal Health and Family Life.- Preventing Burnout.- Divorce.- Mindfulness.- Developing and maintaining interests outside of medicine.
