Enrollment in OBGYN is currently only open to NYU students. Visiting students should submit their applications and will be considered for the remaining spots after May 25, 2013.

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550 First Avenue, Room 9E2
New York, NY 10016
nessa.ryan@nyumc.org

Title: Gynecologic Oncology
Contact Person: Stephanie V. Blank, MD

Course Code: 07-02

Telephone #: 212.263.3897

Email: stephanie.blank@med.nyu.edu

Prerequisites: Clerkship in Ob-Gyn

Description:
The student participates in all activities of the division of gynecologic oncology, including weekly tumor and departmental conferences at Bellevue and Tisch Hospitals. There is a weekly seminar with the course preceptor.

The student attends daily work rounds at Tisch Hospital and is expected to participate at all gynecologic oncology surgery at the two hospitals. Readings are assigned for independent study. An informal short scientific presentation is required at the end of the clerkship.

Objectives of the Elective:
The primary goal of this objective is to expose the student to the special problems of patients cared for by this sub-discipline and to the range of services available. The clinical goals include exposure to the management of abnormal Pap smears, pelvic masses, abnormal bleeding or other suggestive signs and symptoms of malignant neoplastic diseases of the female genitalia.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:

1. The student is expected to attend scheduled lectures Tuesday and Friday mornings, amongst others.

2. The student is expected to attend and to be available for planned surgery throughout the week at Tisch and Tuesday at Bellevue dependent on scheduling.

Didactic Program:
In addition to the conferences mentioned above, the student should attend the GYN Tumor Conference on Friday morning and the didactic lectures given Tuesday morning. Selected reading assignments will be made.

Method of evaluation:
Students' performance will be evaluated by formal and informal conferences with attending and resident staff. Students must distribute an NYU evaluation form to each of the Attendings and the Tisch Gyn Onc residents. Home school evaluation forms are submitted to the course preceptor.

Scheduling Information:
Months offered: Year-round

Report to: New Bellevue 9E2 for evaluation packet, then prearranged meeting with preceptor and Tisch Hospital Gyn Onc residents.
Students should email Dr. Blank at least 2 weeks prior to start of rotation for logistics

Students per Period: 1

Duration: 4 weeks

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Title: Maternal Fetal Medicine
Contact Person: Ana Monteagudo, M.D.

Course Code: 07-04

Telephone #: 212.263.3897

Email : Ana.monteagudo@nyumc.org

Prerequisites: Core clerkship in Ob-Gyn

Description:
This elective includes antepartum and intrapartum diagnosis of maternal and fetal conditions in high risk pregnancy, electronic monitoring of mother and fetus in labor and intensive care of the parturient and neonate. Experience will be gained in the high risk clinic, labor and delivery and the newborn nurseries at Bellevue Hospital. Weekly conferences are held in Perinatal Medicine, Obstetrics, and Current Research respectively. Prenatal diagnosis, Ultrasonography, Amniocentesis and Fetal Monitoring techniques are emphasized. The student works directly with the house staff and fellows in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Objectives of the Elective:
The student will understand the principles of prenatal diagnosis and care of high risk gravidas.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:

1. Attendance at all conferences, lectures and consultations by the High Risk Service.
2. Attendance at the High Risk Clinics and Prenatal Diagnostic Unit.
3. Scrub on all complex cases.
4. Night call on Labor & Delivery is available.
5. Presentation of literature review at Division Meeting.

Didactic Program:

Method of Evaluation:
Fellows and Attendings evaluate the student. No exam is given, but the overall grade is given as a pass/fail, based on clinical performance and presentation at the Division Meeting. Home school evaluation forms are submitted to the course preceptor.

Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: Year Round

Report to: New Bellevue 9E2 for evaluation packet, then prearranged meeting with preceptor at Schwartz HCC-5G and then 9 North 1 New Bellevue for fellows

Students per Period: 1

Duratino: 4 weeks minimum

NOTE: Ob-Gyn Visiting Student Elective Applications are sent Attn: Nessa Ryan, NYU School of Medicine, Dept. Ob-Gyn NB-9E2, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Application packets must include the NYU Certifying Physician Statement (no substitutes accepted) and a photocopy of your current health insurance card to be considered. Both forms are available at http://www.med.nyu.edu/registrar/electives/application.html.

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Title: OB-GYN Research
Contact Person: Stephanie V. Blank, M.D.

Course Code: 07-98

Telephone #: 212.263.3897

Email: Stephanie.Blank@nyumc.org

Prerequisites: None

Description
The purpose of this elective is to introduce the student to clinical and lab research in all aspects of Ob-Gyn including: Reproductive Science, General Obstetrics, General Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology, Urogynecology, Ultrasound and Epidemiology that should ultimately lead to publication of a paper or formal presentation of the research project at a national meeting. Participation in benchwork laboratory research, as well as clinical trials and retrospective studies are available. Experience will be gained in research design and methodology, laboratory techniques (if applicable), data collection and statistical testing. The students work directly with Research Nurses, fellows in Maternal-Fetal Medicine or Urogynecology or academic faculty members in the department of Ob-Gyn. Every effort will be made to match the student's interest with an appropriate faculty member in his/her subspecialty.

Objectives of the Elective
The student will understand the principles of and participate in laboratory and clinical research projects in the Department of Ob-Gyn with the goal of producing a publishable manuscript.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective
1. Meet with research mentor on a regular basis to discuss progress.
2. Appropriate literature search and background readings into respective project.
3. Participation in Research Meetings and attendance in applicable Department conferences.
4. Independent study.
5. Conscientious data collection.

Method of Evaluation
The student will be evaluated by the project preceptor. No exam is given, but overall grade is given as a pass/fail based on performance and dedication to completion of the research project. Home school evaluation forms are submitted to the course preceptor.

Scheduling Information:
Months offered: Year-round

Report to:  Students should contact Nessa Ryan, Clerkship Coordinator in advance of actual scheduled research elective time to discuss availability of research projects and potential mentor/preceptors.

Students per Period: Unlimited

Duration: Four week minimum; projects may be carried over to other flexible times

Special Requirement: Must complete the Human Subjects Tutorial and HIPAA Research training available online at http://tools.med.nyu.edu/tutorials and bring confirmation of completion on first day of elective.

Note:Ob-Gyn Visiting Student Elective Applications are sent Attn: Nessa Ryan , NYU School of Medicine, Dept. Ob-Gyn NB-9E2, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Application packets must include the NYU Certifying Physician Statement (no substitutes accepted) and a photocopy of your current health insurance card to be considered. Both forms are available athttp://www.med.nyu.edu/registrar/electives/application.html.

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Title: Reproductive Choice (RC) Service
Contact Person: Amitasrigowri S. Murthy, MD

Course Code: 07-07

Telephone #: 212.263.3897

Email :Amitasrigowri.Murthy@nyumc.org

Prerequisite: Core clerkship in Ob-Gyn

Description:
This elective includes all aspects of family planning, contraception and abortion. Experience will be gained in clinics, in the procedure room and in the operating room at Bellevue Hospital. There is also opportunity for exposure to counseling at Planned Parenthood, NYC. Weekly chapter reviews and quizzes will be given, and an abstract presentation will be expected from each students. The students work directly with the house staff, the senior health educators and the attendings in the Reproductive Choice Service.

Objectives of the Elective:
The student will understand the principles and have a firm knowledge base in all aspects of family planning, contraception and abortion.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:
1. Attendance at all conferences, lectures and consultations of the RC service 2. Attendance at all RC clinics
3. Attendance in the operating room and/or procedure room
4. Participation in weekly discussion on required readings
5. Participation in weekly quizzes
6. Presentation of written abstract on subject cleared by medical director of service or associated faculty members

Didactic Program
Monday, 9 AM: VAS clinic 1N; 1 PM; lam clinic/cont clinic with RC res, 1N
Tuesday, 8:30 AM: 15N Procedure Room; 1 PM- Laminaria Clinic 1N
Wednesday, 9:00 AM: VAS clinic or PPNYC- 1N; 1PM- Laminaria Clinic 1N
Thursday, 7:45 AM: Operating Room all day 11th floor or 15N procedure room
Friday, 8 AM: Presentation prep and/or general didactics 9N; 12 PM- review quiz, 9E2; 1PM- RC clinic 1N

Method of Evaluation:
Attendings, counselors and residents will evaluate the student. The student is expected to have done the required reading for his/her block, to take the weekly quizzes and to contribute to the post-quiz discussions. The student will also be evaluated on their written abstract and its presentation. Student attitude will also play a role in their final evaluation. The overall grade will be Honors/ High pass/Pass/Fail, based on the above criteria. Home school evaluation forms are submitted to the course preceptor.

Scheduling Information:

NOTE: Ob-Gyn Visiting Student Elective Applications are sent Attn: Nessa Ryan, NYU School of Medicine, Dept. Ob-Gyn NB-9E2, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Application packets must include the NYU Certifying Physician Statement (no substitutes accepted) and a photocopy of your current health insurance card to be considered. Both forms are available at http://www.med.nyu/registrar/visiting/applications.html.

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Title: Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility/IVF

Course Code: 07-08

Contact Person: Frederick Licciardi, MD and Lila Nachtigall, MD

Telephone #: 212.263.3897

Email: Frederick.Licciardi@nyumc.org; Lila.Nachtigall@nyumc.org

Prerequisites: Core clerkship in Ob-Gyn

Description
Medical student electives are available, by personal arrangement, in Reproductive Endocrinology. This elective includes attendance at all division conferences and attendance at Bellevue's Reproductive/Endocrinology/Infertility Clinic. The student will attend all fertility surgery cases and rounds on in-patients.

The students should master the evaluation and management of the clinical disorders of Reproductive Endocrinology. In addition, the work-up of the infertile couple will be learned and the various medical and surgical treatments of infertility including in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies will be mastered.

Key Responsibilities of the Student While at The NYU Fertility Center (2 weeks)

Key Responsibilities of the Student While at Dr. Nachtigall’s private office (2 weeks)

Didactic Program

Method of Evaluation
Students are evaluated by a discussion of their performance by Drs. James A Grifo, Alan S. Berkeley, Fred Licciardi, Nicole Noyes, Lisa Kump and Margaret Nachtigall with the house staff. Home school evaluation forms are submitted to the course preceptor.

Scheduling Information

Note:Ob-Gyn Visiting Student Elective Applications are sent Attn: Nessa Ryan, NYU School of Medicine, Dept. Ob-Gyn NB-9E2, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Application packets must include the NYU Certifying Physician Statement (no substitutes accepted) and a photocopy of your current health insurance card to be considered. Both forms are available at http://www.med.nyu.edu/registrar/electives/application.html.

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Title: Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Contact Person: Scott W. Smilen, MD

Course Code: 07-06

Telephone #: 212.263.3897

Email: Scott.Smilen@nyumc.org

Prerequisites: Core clerkship in Ob-Gyn

Description
The purpose of this elective is to introduce the student to clinical and academic aspects of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. Each student will participate with members of the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery in patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. Students will scrub on all surgical cases at Tisch and Bellevue Hospitals, make rounds on in-patients with attendings and fellows and attend clinics. The student will also participate in the division's academic endeavors (e.g., journal clubs, didactic lectures) and will present a discussion on an assigned topic at the conclusion of the rotation. If interested, students may also participate in on-going faculty research projects.

Objectives of the Elective
The student will understand the principles of the work-up and treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence, learn pelvic anatomy, surgical technique, and aspects of a detailed neuro-urogynecologic pelvic examination.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:
1. Attend Bellevue Gynecology Morning Report and all Bellevue Urogynecology surgical cases.
2. Attend Bellevue Urogynecology Clinics.
3. Attend all Urogynecology surgical cases at Tisch.
4. Attend office hours for the Urogynecology Program (Mondays).
5. Attend all conferences and didactic lectures described below.

Method of Evaluation
The student will be evaluated by the project preceptor, with the input of all division faculty members, fellow(s), and house staff. Home school evaluation forms are submitted to the course preceptor.

Didactic Program

Scheduling Information
Months offered: Year-round 

Report to: New Bellevue 9E2 for evaluation packet, then prearranged meeting with preceptor

Students per Period: one

Duration: 4 weeks

Note:Ob-Gyn Visiting Student Elective Applications are sent Attn: Nessa Ryan, NYU School of Medicine, Dept. Ob-Gyn NB-9E2, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Application packets must include the NYU Certifying Physician Statement (no substitutes accepted) and a photocopy of your current health insurance card to be considered. Both forms are available at http://www.med.nyu.edu/registrar/electives/application.html.

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Title: Women's Health Issues
Contact Person: Judita Bautista, MD

Course Code: 07-05

Telephone #: 212-263-6355

Prerequisites: Core Clerkship in Ob-Gyn

Description
The elective is designed to expose the student to reproductive health issues as a function of a women's life cycle: adolescent years, reproductive years, mid-life and post menopause. The clerkship is a 4 week block, with one student per block. Participating preceptors include:

• Judita Bautista, MD - General Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Hartaj Powell, MD - Adolescent Prenatal Care
• Ming Tsai, MD - General Obstetrics and Gynecology

Didactic Program
Didactic sessions include:

• Tuesday morning Bellevue Morbidity and Mortality Conference
• Wednesday morning departmental Grand Rounds
• Friday morning case conference at Tisch

Objectives of the Elective
The objectives of the clerkship are:

1. To refine the students' ability to perform a complete gynecologic history including physical exam.

2. To learn the most common and most important health maintenance and disease prevention approaches and illness management schema for women at different points Of their lives.

3. To be familiar with current ongoing research in reproductive health.

Method of Evaluation
Students are evaluated by each participating preceptor. Home school evaluation forms are submitted to the course preceptor.

Scheduling Information
Months offered: September through June
Report to: New Bellevue 9E2 for evaluation packet, then prearranged meeting with preceptor
Students per Period: One (1)
Duration: Four weeks

Note: Ob-Gyn Visiting Student Elective Applications are sent Attn: Nessa Ryan, NYU School of Medicine, Dept. Ob-Gyn NB-9E2, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Application packets must include the NYU Certifying Physician Statement (no substitutes accepted) and a photocopy of your current health insurance card to be considered. Both forms are available at http://www.med.nyu.edu/registrar/electives/application.html.

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Title: Cancer Risk Assessment in Women

Contact Person: Stephanie V. Blank, MD

Course Code: 07-09

Telephone #: 212.263.3897

Email: Stephanie.Blank@nyumc.org

Prerequisites: Clerkship in Ob-Gyn

Description:
This elective exposes students to the principles used in assessing cancer risk in women.  Students will be exposed to genetic counseling, screening and prevention strategies specifically in reference to breast, ovarian, endometrial and colon cancers.  There will also be one-on-one teaching with the course director, with a focus on the literature that explains why we do what we do. Research projects will also be explored.

Objectives of the Elective:
The primary goal of this objective is to expose the student to the special problems of patients cared for by this sub-discipline and to the range of services available to better enable the student to interview patients, listen to critical family history, take and interpret pedigree, counsel women about genetic disorders and understand the basics of the chromosome analysis of the genetic testing.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:
1. The student is expected to follow the schedule as set by Dr. Blank.

Monday: Morning office hours with Dr. Blank at the Cancer Center and then Bellevue Hospital high risk cancer clinic
Tuesday: Tisch Hospital with genetic counselor, Elsa Reich
Wednesday: Tisch Hospital with genetic counselor, Elsa Reich
(on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings when risk reducing surgeries
are performed, the student will be present in the OR and will work with tissue
procurement core to obtain and process samples for tumor banking)
Thursday: Research in the morning and then screening clinic at NYU Clinical Cancer Center
Friday: Breast risk assessment with Julia Smith, MD, PhD

2. The student is expected to attend Tisch M&M and Grand Rounds every Wednesday 7:00-8:30am.

3. The student is expected to attend Medical Oncology tumor board, Gynecologic Oncology Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning Conference and all didactics run by the gynecologic oncology division (these will last from 8-11am or 12pm on Fridays).

Didactic Program:
As above.
The student is responsible for presenting a selected article at Journal Club on two Friday mornings. Selected reading assignments will also be made.

Method of evaluation:
Student performance will be evaluated by formal and informal conferences with attending and resident staff. Student will ultimately be graded by course preceptor, Dr. Blank.

Months offered: Year-round
Report to: Email Dr. Blank (stephanie.blank@nyumc.org) at least 2 weeks prior to start of rotation for logistics.
Students per Period: 1
Duration: 4 weeks
Open to visiting students: no

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