OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY The residency choice for YOU !

OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

The residency choice for YOU !

“Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to great places,you’re off and away!

You have brains in your head,you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose!”

- Dr. Seuss

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

• It’s fast-paced!

• It’s exciting!

• It’s hands on!

There is a NEED….

• 380 pregnancies/minute• 1600 maternal deaths/day worldwide• Advances in human reproductive

technology• Increasing number of preterm

deliveries• Advances in surgical procedures• An aging population and new concepts

in hormone therapy

It’s REWARDING...

• Patient/Family-Centered Care

• Important Life Events

• Health Care Through Life Cycle

• Public Education

• Preventive Medicine

Lots of OPPORTUNITY...

• Fewer Family Physicians are doing OB

• Job Opportunities across Canada

• Residency Positions Nation-Wide

• You will be in demand!

Triumphs in Obs/Gyn!

• Ultrasound • Oral Contraceptive Pill, HRT• Oxytocic Drugs• Laparoscopic Surgical

Advances• Reproductive Technologies

We are cool because...

• We are a unique specialty combining medical and surgical skills to address women’s health care issues during the entire reproductive life cycle

You will have variety...

• In one day you could spend time doing:– Promotion of women’s health issues– Labour and delivery– Ambulatory clinics– Contraceptive, or menopause counseling– Surgical procedures in the operating room– Laboratory or clinical research– Ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology– Reproductive technologies like IVF– …

Ultrasound

Operating Room - Laparoscopy

Reproductive Technologies

Helping Out In Taking That First Breath

Residency – Will I Survive?

• Flexible• Calls: 1/4 - 1/7• Strict adherence to union guidelines• Clinical and Research Training • Maternity/Paternity Leave• Good camaraderie across the

country

• FUN is always to be had ! ! !

“CONCERNS”

• Lifestyle

• MALES - ? Endangered Species

• Ethical Dilemmas• Technology - Friend or Foe ?

LIFESTYLE … you dictate it.

• # 1 or # 2 concern• “On Call ” even as a staff

– Easier with 12 hour shifts in many centers

– Sign outwhen off call

• Maternity / Paternity Leave• Type of Practice• Location

Time for Fun …

MALES- an Endangered Species ?

• It’s not gender, it’s attitude!• Being a good gynecologist is NOT determined

at birth– Communication– Empathy– Skilled surgically

• None of these criteria are specific to males OR females!

• Many centers are 50%+ males

Technology

Beyond Residency

• Multitude of Practice Opportunities– Nation-Wide– Community – Academic– Private– Group– Research– Teaching . . .

Beyond Residency

• Several Subspecialties:

– Gynaecologic Oncology– Maternal Fetal Medicine– Reproductive Endocrinology and

Infertility– Urogynaecology and Pelvic Surgery– Pediatric and Adolescent

Gynaecology– Minimally Invasive Surgery

If You’re Interested In...

• An Exciting Specialty– Satisfying– Patient/Family - Centred Care– Variety– Challenging

If You’re Interested In...

• Lots of Future….– OPPORTUNITIES !– Flexibility in Practice Type and

Location– Lifestyle

Share the MAGIC!

Proud parents Susan and Mike welcome the arrival of Liam James. Born at 11:23 pm December 18. Liam weighed 8 pounds,2 ounces. Also thrilled are grandparents and big sister, Sarah. Thank you to all the doctors and nurses who helped in Liam’s delivery!

All In A Day’s Work

Questions?

• Contact your local SOGC Junior Member resident representative– There are two in the Obstetrics residency program

at your school

• Contact the SOGC– [email protected] - Janie heads the Medical

student and resident programs

• Talk to any Obstetrics resident or staff– They’d be happy to help out!