THE 4TH-YEAR MEDICAL-SCHOOL CURRICULUM - RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS AND THE COUNCIL ON RESIDENT EDUCATION IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

OBJECTIVES: The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology ha ve proposed a fourth-year medical school curriculum for a student inte rested in pursuing a residency in obstetrics and gynecology. STUDY DES IGN: Faculty members and residents in North Carolina, Illinois, and Mi chigan were surveyed as to the ideal curriculum that they would recomm end for fourth-year students. The committee members representing the C ouncil on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Asso ciation of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics then reviewed these surveys and proposed a final curriculum. RESULTS: A core curriculum o f general medicine as an acting internship, an intensive care unit rot ation, neonatology, and emergency medicine was recommended. Additional courses strongly considered were ambulatory obstetrics-gynecololgy, a cting internship in obstetrics-gynecology, endocrinology, and general surgery. CONCLUSION: The committee recommends a curriculum that is bro ad and balanced in general medical education.