Practical year in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Gynaecology & Obstetrics
Teaching events
- Daily departmental meeting with presentation of current cases in obstetrics and gynaecology
- Daily ward rounds on the integrative maternity care ward, the gynaecology ward and the breast centre
- Regular Senior Physician ward rounds
- Supervised care of women in labour, assisting at spontaneous births and at all operative delivery methods
- CTG case discussions every 8 weeks
- Phantom (simulation) course every 3 months
- Full integration of PJ (practical year) students into ward routine. Independent admission of patients in the outpatient clinic; admission diagnostics together with the specialist in the specialist clinics
- Assisting at all common obstetric, gynaecological and breast (senological) operations, abdominal and vaginal procedures and laparoscopies, as well as performing minor procedures under supervision, e.g. curettages, and skin sutures
- Regular participation in ultrasound examinations, performing them under supervision
- Monthly in-house departmental training on current topics in gynaecology and obstetrics
- Short presentations every two weeks as part of the morning meeting
- Monthly seminar for PJ students on all topics in gynaecology and obstetrics
- Weekly internet-based training “Gyn-to-go” provided by the professional association
- Weekly tumour board
Ways to take part
- 1 week of full integration in the delivery suite
- Participation in night shifts with time off in lieu
- Training events at the Universitätsfrauenklinik Freiburg
- Regional training sessions at the Ärztehaus Freiburg: every 6-8 weeks
- Observation placement (1-2 days) in the Department of Radiotherapy and the Institute of Pathology
Training on specialised medical equipment
- Microscopy (wet mount smear)
- Colposcopy
- CTG recording and interpretation of findings
- Ultrasound
- Cystotonometric measurement in patients with incontinence at a modern computer-assisted measuring station
- Cystoscopies
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