Women's Health (Physician Training)

New Med School Objectives Expand Definition of Women's Health Beyond Ob/Gyn

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 25th, 1998

The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) and the new APGO Women's Healthcare Education Office have announced unprecedented interdisciplinary learning objectives for medical training that expand the definition of women's health from a myopic view of reproductive organs to a total view of a women's entire body and life setting.

Until recently, medical school training in women's health has been limited to the six- to eight-week clerkship in ob/gyn which emphasizes reproductive health.

APGO has produced "Essential Learning Objectives in Women's Health," an outline of core objectives for medical students that delineates the...

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