We offer many elective courses during the senior year to best serve each student’s individual needs and goals. Students with well-defined career goals and those who are still in the process of choosing a specific area to focus on have a wide assortment of electives to choose from. Most courses are two or four weeks in duration.
Students are also encouraged to approach faculty members for the development of unique courses.
| Department: | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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| Course Number: | OBG-4005 |
| Course Name: | Maternal Fetal Medicine |
| Instructors: | Dr. Erica Nicasio |
| Course Description: | Prerequisites: Successful completion of 3rd year. Elective Description: The student will be immersed in the subspecialty of Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM), both inpatient and outpatient. Responsibilities will include attendance and patient presentation at OB morning report and participation in inpatient walk-rounds. No night or weekend duty is required, although if interested, the student can participate in obstetrical night call. There will be opportunity to acquire basic skills in OB sonography. The student may assist in the delivery of antepartum patients for continuity of care if the schedule permits. A 15 minute oral presentation will be expected on the topic of the student's choosing to students and residents on the MFM service in the last week of the rotation. Please note that this elective does not count for the AMC fourth year AI requirement. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will demonstrate the ability to: 1. Perform an ultrasound to obtain an estimated fetal weight, amniotic fluid volume assessment, placental location, and biophysical profile. 2. Initiate and optimize insulin dosing in the pregnant diabetic. 3. Understand the methods of screening for and the diagnosis of fetal aneuploidy. 4. Learn methods of giving bad news to patients. 5. Refine history and physical examination skills. 6. Describe for cases of premature preterm rupture of the membranes the management and its rationale. 7. Integrate the results of fetal testing with the management of both inpatients and outpatients. 8. Develop communication skills with the maternal fetal medicine chief resident, nursing staff, attending, and other services including but not limited to anesthesia. 9. Participate in the monthly journal club. |
| Types of Patients: | Inpatient and outpatient high-risk obstetrical patients. Patient visits on the outpatient service include high risk obstetrical consultations, genetic counseling, preconceptual counseling, and on-going MFM obstetrical care. |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | Attend and participate in OB morning report, all obstetrical and gynecological conferences and monthly journal club. A 15 minute oral presentation will be expected on the topic of the student's choosing to students and residents on the MFM service in the last week of the rotation. |
| Resources /Readings: | 1. Communication Strategies for Patient Handoffs. ACOG Committee Opinion #367, June 2007.2. Communicating Bad News. Chisholm C, Pappas D.J., Sharp M. Obstetrics and Gynecology 1997; 90(4):637-639 3. Premature Rupture of Membranes. ACOG Practice Bulletin Number 80, April 2007. 4. Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus. ACOG Practice Bulletin Number 60, March 2005. 5. Screening for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities. ACOG Practice Bulletin Number 77, January 2007. 6. Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring. ACOG Practice Bulletin Number 70, December 2005. 7. Antepartum Fetal Surveillance. ACOG Practice Bulletin Number 9, October 1999. |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Workshop/Simulation, Formal Presentation, Mid-Rotation Feedback |
| Contact Information: | Course Coordinator: Andrew Morris, [email protected] |
| Period(s) Available: | 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
| Available Length: | 2 weeks 4 weeks |
| Max Students: | 1 |
| Visiting Students: | No |