The rotation is divided into four components:

1. Outpatient experience with community gynecologists:  This experience is intended to provide a wide variety of gynecologic cases in two focused ½ days per week.  Coupling the cases with independent reading will improve the quality of the rotation
2. “GYN clinic”: One full day of gynecological procedural training at Swedish Family Medicine attended by the OB fellow and Dr. Hutchinson or Tuggy for ½ day each.  Prior to your first day, please prepare by doing the recommended procedural tutorials and reading (marked by « below). Also, please obtain the two colposcopic training CDs from E. Hutchinson to view prior to starting your rotation.
3. “Elective” time: Alternate Thursday AM (or other ½ days when clinic can not be scheduled) please arrange (in advance) experiences with physical therapy, fertility or other community providers based on your interests. 
4. Independent reading is a core component of this rotation.

Medical Knowledge

Core areas listed below

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Patient Care

Interpersonal and Communications Skills

Demonstrate clear communication with patient regarding their medical issues in a culturally sensitive manner

Demonstrate team oriented communication and foster working relationships with other member of the care team or specialist colleagues

Professionalism

Demonstrate a high degree of professional responsibility in managing patients with Gynecology-related problems by referral coordination, direct management and follow up.

Demonstrate professional demeanor, attire and appearance in all settings.

The resident should develop attitudes that encompass:

An understanding of the desire of women to be treated as competent participants in their health care, in a caring and compassionate fashion.

An awareness of the role that being female plays in bringing women into the health care system more frequently than men.

An appreciation of the role that women play in the health of the family by choosing a health care provider, making meal selections and providing family care at home.

The realization that a woman's health is affected not only by medical factors, but also by family, life cycle, relationships and community.

An understanding of the importance of disease prevention and health promotion.

An understanding of the role of the gynecologic consultant.

Practice-Based Learning

Assess the practice models on this rotations for evidence of practice-based learning and identify opportunities that would be appropriate for the this medical area.

Identify a learning opportunity within your clinic practice that could be studied to improve the care for patient with Gynecology-related problems.

Systems-Based Practice

Learn how to access the appropriate services for patients with Gynecology-related problems and the impact of utilization management for these patients.

Demonstrate understanding of the role of the PCP in the immediate and after-care of patients with Gynecology-related diagnoses.