Institution: Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Duration: 2-4 weeks

Course Offered: Throughout academic year

Number of Students: 1 per rotation

Students Report To: Please contact Delilah Goode, Continuing Medical Education Office, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, prior to the first day of the rotation (864) 560-6748 or dgoode@srhs.com

*USC SOM Third Year Elective

This course is designed to present to the student the essential aspects of prenatal obstetrical care and routine office gynecological care. In addition, they should become familiar with the conduct of both normal and abnormal labor and delivery. The student will be assigned patients in each of these areas and will participate in their management and assist with their deliveries in the case of laboring patients. The student will personally conduct normal deliveries with supervision, and will follow these patients through their postpartum care as well. The student will make rounds with the residents assigned to the service, as well as with the course instructors. The student will attend all regularly scheduled prenatal and gynecological clinics, as well as all regularly scheduled obstetrical and gynecological conferences and rounds. The student will be instructed in the immediate neonatal care of the newborn.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, it is expected that the student will be able to examine and evaluate routine gynecological patients presenting for office consultation. The student should be able to take a complete history and perform an adequate pelvic examination with cancer screening smears. Additionally, the student should be thoroughly familiar with the prenatal management of normal obstetrical patients. The student will have conducted the delivery of several normal patients with supervision and should be able to manage the postpartum care of normal obstetrical cases.