Educational Curriculum

Traditional Didactics

• Departmental protected didactics with full resident and faculty participation occur every Friday morning
• Sessions include core lectures by Kern Medical faculty and frequent outside guest speakers from other academic institutions
• Residents present and defend their OB and GYN cases at the conclusion of each block in an ABOG board-style format
• Complex cases are presented in a morbidity and mortality format
• Content is didactics is mapped to the CREOG Educational Objectives, 13th Edition

Simulation Curriculum

• Residents have protected half-days of simulation built into their schedule throughout the academic year
• The Kern Medical Simulation Center is a state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary training center housed within the hospital
• Simulation drills are performed alongside faculty, nursing and trainees from other residency programs
• Residents also have access to a simulation lab with laparoscopic and robotic trainers on the labor and delivery floor
• Third – year residents completed the EMIGS certification program
• Graduating residents receive an Intuitive da Vinci certification

Wellness Curriculum

• The program is committed to the overall well-being of all resident physicians
• The faculty Wellness Champion leads Wellness Sessions that are integrated into the didactics
• There are quarterly sessions where each PGY class goes out to breakfast with a faculty and participate in a group coaching session
• Residents are given 3 wellness days each academic year
• The program enthusiastically participates in ACOG Wellness Week each February
• All residents are excused from clinical duty for a Wellness Retreat each year