BROWN UNIVERSITY RESIDENCY IN OB/GYN
(Last update: 2/21/2002)
I. DESCRIPTION OF RESIDENCY
Year: 2002
1. City: Providence State/Province: Rhode Island Country: USA
2. Program Name: Brown University Residency in OB/GYN
Address: Womens and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
101 Dudley Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02905
3. Department Information
Chair: Donald R. Coustan, M.D. (Permanent)
Phone: 401-274-1122 x 1578 FAX: 401-453-7599
Program Director Donald R. Coustan, M.D. (Permanent)
Phone: 401-274-1122 x 1578 FAX: 401-453-7599
Residency Contact Person (if other than program director): William Metheny, Ph.D.
Phone: 401-274-1122 x 1845 Email
[email protected]
4. Hospital program, medical school affiliation, if any:
Brown University
5. Accreditation Status: Full Accreditation
Year of last accreditation: 2001 Next anticipated RRC review 2006
6. Resident Schedule. Block outline of resident rotations
PG 1 Inpt Med/MICU/Surg/ER/Walk-In PC/Gyn Onc/OB/Gyn/NICU-Anest/9 mos Med CC/6 mos WIH CC
PG 2 OB/Hi-Risk OB/Pvt Gyn/REI-Urogyn/Breast-Colpo/Research Elective/12 mos WIH CC
PG 3 OB Days/OB Nights/Gyn/Pvt Gyn/Gyn Onc/Adv. Colpo/Elective/12 mos WIH CC
PG 4 OB/Hi-Risk OB/Gyn/Pvt Gyn/REI/Path/Urogyn/12 mos WIH CC
7. List regularly scheduled educational activities (including teaching rounds, case conferences, etc.)
Activity R/O/RS Times Per Month
a. Monday - ACOG, Onc, Prof. Dev't R 4
b. Tuesday - Gyn Onc Tumor Board RS 4
c. Tuesday - Obstetrics RS 2
d. Tuesday - REI RS 2
e. Wednesday - MFM RS 4
f. Wednesday - URO RS 1
g. Thursday - Grand Rounds, M&M R 3
h. Thursday - Resident Business Mtg R 1
i. Thursday - Breast Tumor Board RS 4
j. Thursday - Gyn RS 4
k. Friday - Resident Core Curr (protected time) R 4
l. Friday - Team Chiefs R 4
m. Journal Club R 1
8. Is there a separate night call rotation? Yes
Average anticipated night call frequency when not on night call rotation
PG 1 Every 4 Day
PG 2 Every 5 Day
PG 3 Every 5 Day
PG 4 Every 5 Day
9. Salary level Annual Salary Paid Vacation (weeks)
PG 1 $37,357 3
PG 2 $38,774 3
PG 3 $41,103 3
PG 4 $43,983 4
10. Research project required? Yes
11. If yes, in which year(s) project usually presented?
PG 1 PG 2 X PG 3 X PG 4 No specific year
12. Resident Evaluation:
Inservice examination (CREOG) required? Yes
If Yes, minimum performance level: Yes
Formal Oral Examination: No
13. Teaching by residents required? Yes
If Yes, giving lectures? No
If Yes, supervision of medical students? Yes
14. Moonlighting permitted? Yes, with proviso
15. Residents get formal clinical training in:
Breast disease Yes Ped/Adol Gynecology Yes
Genetics Yes Pelviscopy Yes
Geriatrics Yes Psychosomatic Ob/Gyn Yes
Infectious Disease Yes Sexual Counseling Yes
Laser surgery Yes Ultrasonography Yes
Microsurgery Yes Urodynamics Yes
NICU Yes
16. Abortion Services
Residents are required to perform 1st trimester elective abortion: Yes
Residents are required to perform 2nd trimester elective abortion: No
Residents have the opportunity to be taught 1st trimester abortion techniques: Yes
Residents have the opportunity to be taught 2nd trimester D&E techniques: Yes
17. Benefits Yes/No Maximum Amount
Health insurance Yes
Disability Yes
Life Insurance Yes 2x salary
Malpractice insurance Yes 1M-1.5M
Occurrence type Yes
Malpractice Tail
Meals (indicate if only on call) Yes On call
Laundry (uniforms) Yes
Housing Yes Amt subsidized: On call
Resident counseling/ psychotherapy Yes Monthly sessions PG-1s
Free Parking Yes Amt subsidized: full
Textbooks Yes $1500/resident
ACOG Jr. Fellow Dues Yes
Photocopying Yes
Manuscript typing Yes
Computer Literature Search Yes
Free Internet access Yes
Free computer use/time Yes
Paid Leave-Meetings/Courses Yes 1 wk, PG-4 2 weeks
Years Provided PG 1 PG 2 X PG 3 X PG 4 X
Expenses-Meetings/Courses Yes $1500 per conference
Years Provided PG 1 PG 2 X PG 3 X PG 4 X
Maternity Leave Yes 6 weeks
Paternity Leave Yes 6 weeks
18. Describe the unique features of your residency program that are not well represented by other questions in this questionnaire
Large patient volume (9000 births) with diverse demographics (75% private, 25% clinic). All patients available for teaching. Residents and students benefit from the experience of over 80 attending OB/GYN physicians and 32 full time faculty (incl. 6 midwives). Extensive gyn surgery. PG-1 Skills Orientation (5 days), Endoscopy workshops with credentialing, 2 Forceps Training Workshops, PG-2 Primary Care OSCEs, Surgical Skills Lab, 3 Special U/S Training experiences, Genetic Counseling, Pvt Office Exp.
II. DESCRIPTION OF RESIDENTS
21. Number of Residents in Training (previous year)
Level Total FMG's Females
PG1 7 0 7
PG2 7 0 5
PG3 7 1 5
PG4 7 0 4
25. Number of current residents who took a senior student elective in your Dept. (previous year)
PG1 1 PG2 1 PG3 1 PG4 1
26. Of current residents, range of GPA 3.9 (high) to 3.0 (low)
27. Of current residents, average USMLE score
Step I: 212 Step II: 212 Step III:
28. Program graduates Private Practice Fellowship F/T Faculty Other
last year 5 1 1 0
other years, typical % 75 20 5 0
29. In the past five years, # of residents who dropped out of program prior to completion: 0
30. In the past five years, # of residents dismissed from program: 0
31. In the past five years, percentage of residents who passed ABOG exam: 100%
III. DESCRIPTION OF FACULTY / FELLOWS
32. Full-time faculty (total number per subspecialty, NOT including part-time
volunteer or clinical faculty members:
MD
Maternal-Fetal 6
Gyn Oncology 4
Reprod. Endocrin. 5
General Ob/Gyn 5
Reprod. Genetics
Urogynecology 2
Other 6 CNM
PhD 2
33. Are fellowships offered in: (Check those applicable)
Maternal Fetal X
Gyn Oncology X
Reprod. Genetics
Urogyn/Pelvic Surg X
Reproductive Endocrinology
Infectious Disease
Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology
Other
34. Are faculty members formally evaluated by residents? Yes
IV. DESCRIPTION OF HOSPITAL / STATISTICS
35. Names of hospitals with required rotations Approximate % of a 4-year
residency spent at this location
A. Womens and Infants Hospital 88 %
B. Rhode Island Hospital 12 %
C. %
D. %
E. %
36. Patients: Obstetrics (Indicate the annual figures for each procedure listed below by hospital.)
A* B* C* D* E*
1. Deliveries, total 8810
2. C/S deliveries, total 2023
3. VBACs 344
4. Vag breech deliveries 19
5. Forceps deliveries 312
6. Pts w/diabetes mellitus 671
7. Pts w/pre-eclampsia,
eclampsia/HTN 1028
8. Low birth wt infants 738
9. Surgical procedures on
antenatal patients 115
10. % ob pts utilized
for resident education 100%
37. Patients: Gynecology (Indicate the annual figures for each procedure listed below by hospital.) A* B* C* D* E*
1. Major gyn operations 4458
2. Minor gyn operations 3571
3. Major surg for invasive neoplasia 311
4. Abdominal hysterectomies 813
5. Vaginal hysterectomies 414
6. Urinary incontinence procedures 446
7. Other laparotomies 2805
8. Operative laparoscopic procedures 684
9. Surgical sterilizations 1256
10. % ob pts utilized
for resident education 100%
38. Typical resident experience (total for 4 years)
OB EXPERIENCE
Procedure Surgeon Assistant
Spontaneous deliveries 279 143
Forceps deliveries 21 7
Cesarean deliveries 193 54
Breech deliveries (vaginal) 3 1
Multifetal deliveries (vaginal) 7 2
VBACs 17 5
Surg procedures on antenatal pts 5 5
GYN EXPERIENCE
Procedure Surgeon Assistant
Abdominal hysterectomy 89 9
Vaginal hysterectomy 52 3
Laparotomy w/o hysterectomy 36 3
Surgery for urinary incontinence 46 3
Lap. surgery for ectopic pregnancy 11 2
Laparoscopic surgeries 115 12
Hysteroscopy 51 5
Conizations 42 4
Induced abortion (surgical) 5 2
Surgical sterilization 102 27
OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE
Breast aspiration/biopsy 24
Endocrine/infertility surgery 20
Surgery for invasive cancer 92
Vaginal probe USG 164
V. DESCRIPTION OF RESIDENT SELECTION
39. Last Year's Match Results
Positions offered 7
Positions matched 7
Number of applications 350
Number of interviews granted 80
40. Resident interview required for selection? Yes
41. Are interviews scheduled on specific days? Yes
If yes, approximately how many interview days do you have? 24
If yes, specific day(s) of the week:
Mon X Tue Wed X Thu Fri X Sat Sun
If yes, specific dates:
42. Indicate minimum levels (if any) to obtain interview:
GPA 3.00
USMLE I 190
USMLE II 190
USMLE III
For information, visit their Web site:
www.brown.edu/Departments/Obstetrics_Gynecology
