During medical school, I found advocating for women and women’s healthcare to be one of the most rewarding aspects. I realized very quickly in medical school that I loved surgery, but what I fell in love with most of all during my Ob/Gyn rotation was the ability to connect with female patients, form meaningful patient-doctor […]
My Father is an OB/GYN, and my mother is a midwife, so I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! I actually tried to become a pathologist, but each time I walked around in the OR to pick up specimens for frozen section, I realized I wanted to be a surgeon. I did […]
The Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Integrated Residency Program is committed to assuring that our residents have the opportunity to conduct research during residency.. Both institutions offer a plethora of opportunities and resources for residents to participate in mentored research according to their interests and expertise, including epidemiologically-based clinical research, basic science research, and […]
Welcome! Thank you for your interest in learning more about our unique program. The Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Integrated Residency Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology is an ACGME accredited postgraduate training program affiliated with Harvard Medical School. We are a large academic program with a complement of 44 residents. In addition to our […]
I chose OB/Gyn because of the wide range of professional directions the discipline offered. Intellectually, I was never tied to one specific niche and wanted the freedom to practice in different directions as my passions changed. With OB/Gyn, I felt I could move between routine obstetrics, complicated obstetrics, surgery, endocrinology, oncology, etc. while still building […]
The Residency Wellness Committee was created to promote resident wellness and resiliency, both in and out of the hospital. Two residents from each PGY are included on the committee who work together with program leadership to prioritize issues that impact the whole residency. Chair massage sessions were organized for residents and fellows. The wellness committee […]
I knew early on that I wanted to be involved in a surgical or interventional field because I love technical skills and procedures. I also found that I enjoyed getting to know patients and caring for them over a longer period of time than most of the surgical fields permitted. When I rotated on OBGYN […]
Boston Lying-In Hospital (BLI) was founded to provide care for pregnant women who were “unable to afford in-home medical care.” Free Hospital for Women was founded “for poor women affected with diseases peculiar to their sex or in need of surgical aid.” Vincent Memorial Hospital was founded, dedicated to the “care of wage earning women” […]
Faculty Theme Deb Bartz, MD, MPH Physicians as Messengers: Telling Your Authentic Story Erin Tracy Bradley, MD How to Lobby and Testify Audra Meadows, MD, MPH State Initiatives on Improving Health Disparities: Collaborating with Public Health Initiatives AK Goodman, MD, MPH Gender Based Violence & International Advocacy Alison Bryant Mantha, MD, MPH Health Disparities – […]
The mainstay of the academic training is our core didactic program, which is based on the CREOG learning objectives and is designed with attention to adult learning principles. The framework of the program is the ACGME Core Competencies (Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, and Systems–based practice). Didactic […]
Knowledge Gain an understanding of the State and Federal Judicial System as it pertains to health policy and law Understand structure of government and the legislative process Understand the role physicians play in creating and implementing healthcare policy Advocacy Framework: Structural competency Trauma informed care Reproductive Justice Global health equity Health Systems The failings […]
The 2021 Resident Research Day was held virtually on Thursday, April 22nd. Dr. Mark Phillippe served as the faculty discussant; he is a senior faculty member, specializing in Maternal Fetal Medicine, focusing on research. Dr. Phillippe helped facilitate the discussion of each presentation throughout the meeting. Nine of our chief residents presented their research projects […]
“Although, we are celebrating your… role as physicians, I would like to confer a few additional titles on you. Public health advocate, health communicator and data translator. These titles are non-transferable and will not expire for the lifetime of your career. I confer them on you along with a few asks that come with the […]
Babies and healthy families! The birth of the first baby conceived using IVF (July 1978) helped me to commit to pursuing a career in reproductive endocrinology, infertility and contraception. Completing a residency in obstetrics and gynecology was a great foundation to a career in reproductive endocrinology. What made you choose BWH/MGH as your residency? The […]