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Obstetrics & Gynecology

Obstetrics and Gynecology is a challenging specialty. The field combines medicine and surgery while offering the many happy outcomes of obstetrics and exposure to pediatric, adolescent and primary care. There are many sub-specialties in which residents can pursue fellowship training including Maternal-Fetal Medicine (high-risk obstetrics), Gynecologic Oncology, Pelvic surgery/Urogynecology, and Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility. Opportunities also exist in adolecent gynecology, family planning, epidemiology, and reproductive genetics. Research opportunities exist in all the sub-specialties as well as the fields of endocrinology, immunology, infectious diseases, pathology, and public health due to the wide breadth of the field.

Required:

An upper level OB-Gyn elective at HUP

Highly recommended:

Medicine externship or sub-I
Cardiology
Gastroenterology
Hematology/Oncology
Infectious Disease
Renal Disease
Endocrinology

Helpful:

Emergency Medicine
Genetics
Radiology
Surgical Pathology

To learn more about Penn's Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology visit their website at: http://www.obgyn.upenn.edu

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