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Title: OBSTETRICS


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OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY
  • D. Michael Armstrong, MD
  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Program Director
  • Medical University of South Carolina

2
What Do Ob/Gyns do?
  • Provide comprehensive care for diseases or
    conditions of the female reproductive system

3
OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY
  • Primary care for women
  • Surgery
  • Obstetrical care
  • Preventive care

4
RESIDENCY
  • Four years
  • No special requirements
  • Less competitive now than in past
  • Males are as welcomed as females

5
PROS
  • Healthy population of all age ranges
  • Very happy specialty
  • Immediate positive reinforcement
  • Combines medical and surgical principles
  • Continuity of care

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CONS
  • Often unpredictable
  • Longer hours
  • Malpractice issues

7
JOB MARKET
  • Balance between graduates with demand
  • Expected to be a shortage in the near future
  • Average work week 70 hours
  • Salary National average 220,000
  • More in rural areas
  • Less in urban areas
  • Males find jobs as easily as females

8
FOUR SUBSPECIALTIES
  • Urogynecology
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Reproductive Endocrinology Infertility
  • Gynecology Oncology

9
OB/GYN INTEREST GROUP
  • Very active group
  • Meets about 4-6 times per year
  • Meetings at the home of an attending
  • Wide range of topics discussed
  • Contact Shannon Johnson at johnsosh_at_musc.edu for
    meeting information

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MUSC OB/GYN
  • Donna Johnson Michael Armstrong
  • Program Director Assistant PD
  • johnsodo_at_musc.edu / armdo_at_musc.edu
  • Stacey Westbury
  • Program coordinator
  • westbury_at_musc.edu

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Web Sites
  • APGO
  • http//www.apgo.org/home/
  • ACOG
  • http//www.acog.org/
  • MUSC OB/GYN
  • http//www.muschealth.com/women
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