Obstetrics And Gynecology Curriculum

Professor Hassan A Nasrat FRCS, FRCOG

Chairman

Department Of Obstetrics And Gynecology

Faculty Of Medicine

King Abdulaziz University

• Very often we deal with healthy rather than sick individuals.

• However they still have potential problems and disorders.

• complications can arise very fast .

• The long term relationship that develops and grows between the Obstetrician and Gynecologist and the patient.

-Obstetrics and Gynecology is a unique subspecialty:

• The Clinical Application Of Almost All The Knowledge You Have Studied In Your Preclinical Years.

• Surgical And Medical Skills And That You Have Acquired In Your Clerkship In Medicine And Surgery.

• Dealing With Women In Labour With All Its Potential Complications

• The Fetus as an independent Subject.

Prerequisite:

Obstetrics and Gynecology is a subspecialty of General Medicine and General Surgery

Preclinical Years Studies: Embryology, Reproductive Physiology, Female Pelvic Anatomy And Genetics.

The Fourth year Introductory Lectures Course

The Curriculum

What Does The Term Curriculum Mean ?

The Aims Of The Course (Why)

The Learning Methods (How)

Assessment Strategies And Procedures.

And Organization Of Content.

Why (The Objectives)

How (The Means And Methods Of Teaching)

Assessment Strategies And Procedures.

Where And With What A Student Will Learn.

A. Knowledge and Understanding

B. Skills

C. Attitude

History taking: Ability to interact with patient and gain her confidence and cooperation.

Examination Complete and accurate

Communicate the result by well written and oral reports

The importance of antepartum care including first visit assessment, diagnose pregnancy assess gestational age

Identify risk factors and describe methods of fetal assessment.

labor Diagnosis of, describe its stages and recognize common abnormalities.

Main Objective in Fifth Year

Describe postpartum care, advise on lactation.

Common puerperal complications.

Generate a problem list (DD) for major Obstetric and Gynecological encounter and form a diagnostic impression

Outline of a management plan includes appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies

Common obstetrics disorders: Describe diagnosis and management plane (e.g. PET, Diabetes in pregnancy, APH, isoimmunization ...etc.).

Common medical disorders: and its effects of pregnancy and how pregnancy may affect its course.

Antenatal care for Mother and Fetus: Its value and methods of, and prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorders.

Abnormal pregnancies e.g. IUGR, Malpresentation, preterm labour .etc.

Labor: the management of normal labour and the diagnoses of abnormal labor and its management.

Additional Objectives in Six Year

Emergency obstetric : Develop systemic approach to management e.g. Ant or Post partum hemorrhage.

pregnancy wastage: e.g. Miscarriage, IUFD

Health care for women : including screening for cancer (pap smear), family planning, and care for the menopause and postmenopausal age.

Fertility and infertility assessment:

The common menstrual disorders during the various stages of women life: Pelvic infection Common causes of including STD.

Benign and malignant diseases of the genital tract, risk factors, early diagnosis, evaluation and staging.

5th year

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health & disease

Take relevant history

Understand the concept

of risk in obstetrics and

define risk factor in

gynecological patients

diagnostic strategy (DD) and order

appropriate investigations

Prescribe Management

strategy

Knowledge & Understanding

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Appropriate examination

& Identify clinical signs

Communicating diagnosis, prognosis treatment

Handle emotion &

Respond to stress

Listening & talking skills

Written and other …etc.

The effect of diseases

on pregnancy

& vies versa

Why (The Objectives)

How (The Means And Methods Of Teaching)

Assessment Strategies And Procedures.

Where And With What A Student Will Learn.

A. Knowledge and Understanding

B. Skills

C. Attitude

The Means And Methods Of Teaching And Assessment

CLINICAL SESSIONS: TUTORIAL:

LECTURES:

OUTPATIENT CLINIC:

THEATRE SESSION:

LABOUR ROOM SESSION:Fetal Medicine Unit:Clinical Skill Lab:

Teaching Assessment

• EOP Examination

• Final Examination

Clinical ExaminationOSCEMCQORAL

Lectures:

Tutorial Clinical Sessions:

Problem Based Learning Sessions:

Clinical Skill Laboratory

The tasks expected from each student during the clerkship are:

Interview and discuss at least four history cases (two gynecological and two obstetrical).

Perform obstetric examinations for at least four patients.

Observe procedures: pap smear, insertion of IUCE, taking a HVS.

Teaching in Outpatient clinic

The Diagnosis of labor:

Evaluation of patients admitted to the labor room in order to identify risk factors:

The Stages of labor and describe the management plane for each stage:

Fetal monitoring in labor:

Immediate care of the newborn:

Analgesia and anesthesia use in labor:

To be familiar with instruments used for operative delivery:

Students Rotation in the Labour Room

Teaching In Theatre

Surgical procedures

Cesarean Section

Laparoscopy

Hysteroscopy

Dilatation and Curettage

Pelvic Repair

Laparotomy

Why (The Objectives)

How (The Means And Methods Of Teaching)

Assessment Strategies And Procedures.

Where And With What A Student Will Learn.

A. Knowledge and Understanding

B. Skills

C. Attitude

Assessment

Examination are diagnostic aids which determine student’s progress. Should not be a barriers which students have to get through

EOP Examination

5th Year

MCQ Short Notes Clinical Total Duration

5th Year 40 MCQ 2 Questions 20 marks 50 marks 1hours (20 marks) (10 marks)

6th Year 30 MCQ 2 Questions 20 marks 50 marks 11/2 h (15 Marks) (5 Marks) 1 Prob. Solv (10 marks)

Final Examination

5th Year

MCQ Short Notes Clinical Total Duration

5th Year 60 MCQ 2 Questions 50 marks 2hours (30 marks) (20 marks)

6th Year 60 MCQ 2 Questions 50 marks 11/2 h (30 Marks) 10 Marks 1 Prob. Solv (10 marks)

Good Luck