ITD 435 - Women’s Health

This M4 longitudinal elective is designed to further understanding of and develop practical approaches to several non-reproductive women’s health medical issues. The elective will be most applicable to M4s who will train in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or OB/GYN. Participants will be provided learning objectives and reading material in advance of each monthly discussion. Clinical questions that introduce the discussion will be obtained from a variety of sources including the American College of Physicians Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program, the OB-GYN residency study guide, the New England Journal’s case based clinical discussions, and the Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Health Updates. We will advance our clinical knowledge of common issues in women’s health by taking advantage of review articles and examining pertinent established and new literature. Guest faculty will occasionally join in the discussions. Several recent position papers (last 18 months) addressing important women’s health issues will serve as important resources to participants.