Special Topics. 4 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This 4 week course will focus on a particular clinical topic in women's health as determined by the supervising faculty, student, and course director at least one month prior to the start of the course. The course may include outpatient and inpatient clinical settings, operating room, delivery room, community patient/provider education and outreach, curricular development in women's health, simulation, and some time for independent student study. Examples of potential topics include, but are not limited to, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, contraception and family planning, breastfeeding, women's preventive healthcare, surgical education in women's health, Team-based simulation in OBGYN, or any other OB/GYN related clinical topic. The student must choose a faculty preceptor in advance, and in conjunction with the course director, determine the topic, schedule, formats to be used, and required assignments for completion of the course. At the conclusion of the course, the student is required to submit a brief summary of their experience.