The postgraduate education program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University is designed to train residents to practice competent clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology and to qualify for the Royal College examination. For most residents, the training programme will be five years in length. Completion of the entire programme depends on satisfactory completion of each of the components within the programme. Sitting the final examination with the Royal College depends on satisfactory completion of a year as senior resident.
The Residency Training program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University is a totally integrated programme involving three hospitals within the city as well as opportunities to train in several other neighbouring community hospitals. The hospitals in Hamilton are themselves co-ordinated in a series of regional programmes which concentrate specialized facilities at certain hospitals and provide mutual support for other specialized facilities which are needed at all hospitals. The results are that the residents receive a good variety of clinical experience and at all times draw from a wide range of teachers.
Each resident is required to complete research during their residency training, including manuscript preparation and presentation of final data at R.T. Weaver, in the required time frame. The resident is responsible for ensuring that all deadlines are met and all requirements fulfilled. To this end the department has established a research committee to assist residents to select topics, to identify preceptors and to help in the on-going collection and evaluation of data involved in the project. Each year, during academic half-day, courses are presented on how to perform research. Residents with projects are given time which is free of service commitment in order to properly complete their research. Residents presenting their research at national meetings are aided financially. |