The educational objective of the NewYork Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center Residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology is to have each graduate excel in the clinical practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The underlying theme of this academic department is that a clinical department should be excellent clinically. Training is thus broad-based, including a focus on primary care for women, but also encompassing exposure to the various sub-specialties within Obstetrics and Gynecology -- Endocrinology and Infertility, Oncology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Urogynecology, Pathology, and Infectious Disease. In addition, the program aims to train competent surgeons that are well versed in performing the gamut of major and minor gynecological cases. Every graduate is well prepared to provide comprehensive gynecological and obstetrical care for each patient.
In addition to an emphasis on primary care, our graduates are equipped to serve as consultants in the care of women for other primary care physicians in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Family Practice. Residents gain experience in all three of the recognized subspecialties (Oncology, Endocrinology-Infertility, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine) at both of the institutions through which they rotate: a world-class tertiary academic medical center (New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center), and a high level teaching community hospital (The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens).
