Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Curriculum
The Parkview Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program will provide the education and training necessary to develop our resident physicians, and to provide worthy role models showing excellence in clinical care, leadership, community service and scholarly activity.
Our curriculum focuses on:
- Clinical competency-based didactics and training.
- Stepwise progression in responsibility and autonomy, with appropriate supervision.
- An emphasis on safety and quality, especially in patient hand-offs.
- Comprehensive and formal training on the da Vinci Robotic system and new surgical technology.
- Resident physicians well-being, self-care, and a good work-life balance.
- Delivering compassionate care, building a loyal patient base and a creating a lifelong collegial and patient community.
- Building a reputation of creativity and leadership in teaching and scholarly activity.
Obstetrics and gynecology residency curriculum overview
Clinical rotations
Clinical sites
Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Women's & Children's Hospital
Fort Wayne, IN
Part of the Parkview Health System, this award-winning medical center provides more than 440 private patient rooms within a home-like environment. At the heart of the medical complex is a state-of-the-art nine-story tower that houses emergency, acute and critical care services, imaging, laboratory, pharmacy and more.
Resident physicians in the OB/GYN program will spend a large amount of time in our state-of-the-art women’s and children’s hospital. Parkview Women’s & Children’s Hospital, located on the Parkview Regional Medical Center (PRMC), houses 14 labor, delivery and recovery (LDR) suites, two of which include whirlpool baths; 24 private mother-baby rooms; two operating suites; and around-the-clock inpatient OB/GYN hospitalist, NICU, and midwifery services.
PRMC also has two additional sets of operating rooms for gynecologic surgery cases, gynecologic oncology and urogynecology subspecialty care. Teamwork among staff and other professionals supports the facility’s status as a level II adult and pediatric trauma centers, an accredited pain center and a certified primary stroke center. Parkview Regional Medical Center was named one of Newsweek’s Best Maternity Care Hospitals in 2023.
Parkview Hospital Randallia
Fort Wayne, IN
This community hospital has served area residents at its current location in the heart of Fort Wayne since 1953. Parkview Hospital Randallia continues to be a full-service center of healthcare activity and excellence that is dedicated to expanding access to care for patients across the region. In addition to dedicated specialty centers for women and children, surgery care, outpatient therapy, rehabilitation and behavioral health, this facility is also home to a new academic center and continuity clinic for some residents.
The continuity clinic for OB/GYN resident physicians is located in Carew Medical Park, located about one block away from Parkview Hospital Randallia.
Women's Health Advantage
Fort Wayne, IN
Women’s Health Advantage is a large, private OB/GYN practice, whose physicians deliver at both Parkview Health and Lutheran Health Network hospitals. The PGY-4 rotation is meant to give the resident physician a look at another style of practice, concentrating on office medicine, and working with the front office staff to learn the business side of medicine. Resident physicians will learn about patient flow, utilizing ancillary staff, rooming patients, contracts, reading a financial spreadsheet, staffing, training of new personnel and other topics. This is a required rotation but can be completed at an alternate location if approved by the program leadership.