OBG 703 Core Clerkship: Obstetrics and Gynecology
The course in clinical obstetrics and gynecology is designed to familiarize the student with the female reproductive tract. Emphasis is placed on routine obstetrics and gynecologic health care maintenance and patient education. Identification and management of high-risk pregnancy, infertility and other endocrinopathies, gynecologic oncology, family planning psychosomatic disorders, and normal physiological changes in obstetrics and gynecology as well as gynecologic surgery are some of the areas covered in detail. Prerequisite: none. FA WI SP SU [6 weeks]

OBG 731 Maternal-Fetal/High Risk
Emphasis of this elective is on the identification and management of high-risk pregnancy. Ultrasonography, amniocentesis, medical and surgical complications of pregnancy, and operative obstetrics are some of the specific topics dealt with in detail. Students participate in ante-partum management of hospitalized and ambulatory pregnant patients with high-risk conditions. Additional exposure to intra-partum problems is obtained through daily clinical teaching rounds and through follow-up of high-risk ante-partum patients as they go through labor and delivery. Special experiences and involvement in genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis and obstetric ultrasound are also available. Prerequisite: OBG 703. FA WI SP SU [4 weeks]

OBG 761 Gynecologic Oncology
The purpose of the senior elective rotation is to expose the student directly to medical, surgical, and research aspects of gynecological cancer care, beyond the scope of what is achieved during short-term required rotations. The student functions as a partner in a team of attendings, residents and nurses. Prerequisite: OBG 703. FA WI SP SU [2 or 4 weeks]

OBG 767 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
This elective provides clinical experience in diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic management of couples with infertility and women with gynecologic endocrine problems. The students participate in routine diagnostic studies such as ovulation timing, postcoital tests, endocrine evaluation, etc., and are introduced to the use of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as hysterosalpingography, ultrasonography, laparoscopy, hydrotubation, etc. The students scrub on surgical reconstructive procedures involving female reproductive system and participate in the activities of the in-vitro fertilization program. Laboratory experience in performing hormone radioimmunoassay, sperm separation, and other procedures may also be included. Prerequisites: OBG 703. FA WI SP SU [4 weeks]

OBG 781 Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Students may arrange research rotations individually with faculty at Rush. In order to receive credit for such a rotation, the person to whom the student will be responsible must write a letter describing the student's activities, responsibilities, amount of supervision, and the specific dates of the rotation. Students must submit a proposal to the Office of Clinical Curriculum for approval at least eight weeks before the rotation and must have written approval from the Office of Clinical Curriculum before beginning the rotation. Research rotations are scheduled for a minimum of four weeks of credit with the expectation that the full project will extend beyond the formal course duration. Depending on the proposal, the weeks of credit may or may not apply to the rule of 8-weeks’ maximum credit for coursework in a single subspecialty. This decision is at the discretion of the Office of Medical Student Programs. Prerequisites: none. FA WI SP SU [4 or 8 weeks]