Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Program Information

Applicants
Current Residents
Curriculum Overview
Clinical duties
Teaching
Research
Graduates
Salary/Benefits
Albuquerque
Additional information
Links

Residency

Applicants

As in the past, we anticipate that approximately 70 applicants from across the country will be invited to interview for the six first-year residency positions. We select first-year house officers from programs around the country. Please see current residents link for more information.

Albuquerque

Beside the Rio Grande and picturesque Sandia mountains, Albuquerque offers just about everything: a genuine casual elegance, reasonable cost of living, mild weather and juxtaposition of Native American, Hispanic and Anglo cultures. The city’s adobe architecture, art, and ecology are the essence of everything New Mexican. A mild, four-season climate make this a favorite locale for hiking, trail biking, mountain climbing, hot air ballooning, skiing, and sunset watching.

Clinical Duties

Two-month rotations are overseen by well-qualified faculty including full time sub specialists in MFM, REI, ONC , UROGYN, and Family Planning, who are dedicated to excellence in patient care, teaching and research. Most training is at the University campus. We average 3,600 deliveries at the 500 bed University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and approximately 58,000 outpatient visits in our citywide clinics each year. Additional gynecologic surgical training is obtained at two nearby major medical centers.

Teaching

Clinical teaching conferences and ward rounds are held regularly for each service. A 3-hour education period is protected every Friday afternoon and includes morbidity and mortality, core curriculum conferences, and a number of skills workshops. To prepare for required national annual examinations, reviews are provided by faculty as part of the didactics sessions.

Research

All residents participate in a research project and present the results orally at the end of their 3rd year at the Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium. During the 4th year, residents may present their research at a regional or national meeting. In recent years residents have presented at meetings of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics/Council on Residency Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Urogynecologic Society and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. Financial support and administrative leave is provided for residents to present their research at a regional or national meeting.

Graduates

Many of our graduates go into private practices in the Intermountain West. An average of one graduate per year pursues a fellowship. Our program currently provides fellowship opportunities in maternal-fetal medicine and female pelvic support disorders/pelvic reconstructive surgery. We have been approved for a Fellowship in Reproductive Health and Family Planning to begin in 2011.

Features

Our residents find the following features of our program to be particularly appealing:

Extensive "hands-on" ultrasound training leading to eligibility for certification by the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine (AIUM)
The major referral center in New Mexico for obstetrics, specialized gynecology and oncology
Annual residents retreat at a nearby resort
Ethnically diverse patient population
Protected educational time
An integrated certified Nurse Midwifery Program

Curriculum Overview

PGY1

Our residents rotate through a variety of services. These experiences are designed to provide a broad-base in obstetrics and gynecology and to build skills in primary care medicine. The first year curriculum consists of 13 four-week blocks that include the following rotations:

Gynecology
Labor & Delivery/Night Float
Ultrasound/Breast Clinic
Gyn Oncology
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Ambulatory Gyn/Family Planning
Maternal/Fetal Medicine

PGY2

Our residents become more confident caring for our patients and assume a more active role in teaching our medical students and PGY1s. The second year curriculum consists of six two-month blocks on the following rotations:

Labor & Delivery
Night Float
Urogynecology
Reproductive Endocrinology-Infertility
Gyn Oncology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine

PGY3

Our residents continue to assume active roles in supervising and teaching medical students and junior residents. The third year residents' curriculum consists of six two-month blocks of the following rotations:

Labor & Delivery
Night Float
Maternal-Fetal Medicine/Ultrasound
Presbyterian Hospital-Gynecology/Genetics
Lovelace/Sandia Healthcare-Gynecology
Gynecology

PGY4

Residents at the "chief" level function as leaders and consultants. Throughout the year, they are refining their supervisory and management skills. Part of their duties include teaching medical students and other residents on their service. The fourth year residents' curriculum consists of six two-month blocks of the following rotations:

Urogynecology
Reproductive Endocrinology-Infertility
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Lovelace/Sandia Healthcare-Gynecology
Gyn Oncology
Night Float

Additional information

We are quite proud of our residency program and hope to hear from you! Let us know if you would like more information about the following:

Accomplishments of the Department for the post academic year
Salaries and Benefits
Statistical description of our residents’ training experience.

For future correspondence, please notify our Residency Program Coordinator.

Contact Information

Meggan Zsemlye, MD
Residency Program Director,
Associate Professor
Email: mzsemlye@salud.unm.edu

Tony Ogburn, MD
Residency Program Associate Director, Professor
Email: jogburn@salud.unm.edu

William F. Rayburn, MD
Professor, Department Chair
Email: wrayburn@salud.unm.edu

Colleen Moore
Residency Program Coordinator
Email: obresidentcoord@salud.unm.edu

Postal address
Department of Ob/Gyn
MSC10-5580
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001

Telephone - (505) 272-6883
FAX - (505) 272-3918

Links

University of New Mexico, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
University of New Mexico Homepage
FRIEDA Fellowship & Residency Electronic Interactive Database
Application Requirements
Salary/Benefits