Directory of Residency and Fellowship Programs in Women's Health,2013

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must match into the General Internal Medicine/Primary Care Program.

Application Process

Residents in the Women's Health Track first match into the General Internal Medicine Program, then declare their desire to participate in the track.

Required Activities

There is also a required teaching activity. In their 3^rd year of residency, residents will teach 1^st year GIM residents in Ambulatory Block. They will develop a seminar in an area of women's health in which they are interested.

Elective Activities

Numerous elective experiences exist. A month-long women's health elective is suggested for all track participants. This includes clinical experiences in the GYN Clinic, Breast Surgery Clinic, Mammography, Urogynecology, and Psychiatry. Residents may also choose to observe in Colposcopy Clinic.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

There is no special degree awarded, although at graduation, they will receive a certificate acknowledging their participation.

Goals of the Program

Our goal is to foster the development of a physician who excels both from a clinical as well as academic perspective in women's health.

Other Program Features

Our program focuses on both the clinical and academic aspects of Women's Health. Clinically, our focus is on women's health from an internal medicine perspective. We have clinical experiences at women's health internal medicine practices and at our women's prison. While these dominate the clinical experiences, we also have gynecologic experiences in women's health. Academically, our research advisor guides the resident through a project with the goal of presenting at a national meeting.

Reasons for Initiating Program

Brown University Medical School has always excelled clinically and academically in women's health. We decided to seize upon those strengths and create an organized curriculum for applicants interested in a clinical or academic career in women's health. There remains a need for physicians who specialize in the care of women.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

A medical degree is required.

Required Activities

In addition to inpatient rotations in Internal Medicine, residents are required to participate for three to four months each year in a multidisciplinary primary care practice for women. This experience provides ambulatory subspecialty training in Gynecology, Orthopedics, Dermatology, and breast disease.

Elective Activities

Six- to eight-week electives in Endocrinology, Infectious Disease, Arthritis, and Obstetrics and Gynecology are offered in the third year of residency.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Residents are board eligible in Internal Medicine.

Goals of the Program

To provide comprehensive training in ambulatory General Medicine, Gynecology, and other specialties relevant to primary care of women in the context of an inpatient Internal Medicine residency.

Other Program Features

Formal mentorship programs and mini-courses in clinical and nonclinical topics with specified goals and objectives are available.

Reason for Initiating Program

The program was created to expand opportunities within existing primary care residency training to focus on the special needs of women in an integrated, multidisciplinary clinical practice site.

Eligibility Requirements

Acceptance to Northwestern Internal Medicine training program is required.

Application Process

There is not a separate match for the women's health track. Those interested in the program should apply to the categorical internal medicine program through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The program is listed as Northwestern/McGaw/NMH/VA-IL, the program number is 2247140CO for Categorical Medicine. Anyone matching in the categorical internal medicine program is eligible to participate in the track.

Required Activities

Residents will be required to 1. Attend the women's health conferences and monthly journal club; 2. Rotate through the multidisciplinary Women's Health Block one month each year. This block includes but is not limited to clinics experiences in gynecology, osteoporosis, urogynecology, breast disease/breast imaging, endocrinology/PCOS, weight management, cardiology, dermatology. 3. Complete a two-month research block in an area of women's health. 4. Participate in continuity clinic supervised by women's health preceptors (one half day a week year 1, two half days a week years 2 and 3).

Elective Activities

Residents may elect to do 1-2 months of gynecology, additional Women's Health Block months, or other electives months designed to meet their individual interests.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

A certificate in women's health will be offered at the end of the residency program.

Goals of the Program

The track was established to provide research opportunities and additional clinical experience in the women's health and gender-based medicine for internal medicine residents. Residents in this track will receive this education in conjunction with the usual training in the categorical program. Upon completion of the curriculum, graduates will be well prepared for pursuing academic careers in women's health, including further specialty training.

Other Program Features

Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine has been awarded NIH funding for the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health program (BIRCWH), a career development grant which supports young faculty focused on careers in women's health research. Women's health residents will be able to participate in many of the conferences offered to the BIRCWH awardees including a core course in women's health and special research seminars.

Reason for Initiating Program

The program was initiated to expand the clinical and research opportunities for internal medicine residents interested in women's health.

Eligibility Requirements

A medical degree is required.

Application Process

Interested candidates should apply through the Primary Care Residency Program.

Required Activities

The following clinical activities are offered: 1) Weekly continuity clinic in the Veterans' Affairs Women's Health Clinic, 2) One month rotation in women's health including clinical training in women's primary care clinic, ob/gyn clinic, sexually transmitted disease clinic, breast care center, osteoporosis center, women's cardiology clinic, urogynecology clinic, 3) attendance at didactic sessions and journal clubs discussing women's health issues.

Elective Activities

Opportunities to work one-on-one with women's health primary care providers in private practice settings, research opportunities in women's health preventive medicine.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Special degrees and certificates are not offered.

Goals of the Program

To develop expertise in preventive and primary health care of women.

Other Program Features

The primary care residents are fully integrated into the residency training program. The unique training of the primary care residents in the women's health track enables them to become experts among their peers in the practice of primary care for women.

Reason for Initiating Program

Recognition of the unique aspects of care essential to provide comprehensive and excellent primary care to women.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Acceptance to University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, Internal Medicine Residency training program is required.

Required Activities

Residents will be required to complete the following activities: 1) attend a Continuity Women's Clinic every other week, 2) participate in 3-4 month long ambulatory rotations with a 50% focus in women's health, 3) participate in women's health conferences and journal clubs, and 4) complete all requirements of the UAB Internal Medicine residency program.

Elective Activities

Elective activities include women's health research projects and attendance of regional/national meetings.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Residents are board eligible in Internal Medicine.

Goals of the Program

To provide training in primary care with an additional focus in women's health. Residents receive gender specific training to allow provision of comprehensive healthcare to women, in addition to a solid foundation in all traditional aspects of internal medicine.

Other Program Features

Participation in Gynecology Clinic, Breast Clinic, Osteoporosis Clinic, High Risk OB Clinic, Endocrine Clinic, STD Clinic, Continence Clinic, and other ambulatory rotations. Curriculum is very flexible and tailored to the interest and requests of each individual resident.

Reason for Initiating Program

Our Women's Health Residency was developed to provide interested residents with additional expertise in the area of women's health.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

An applicant must be an Internal Medicine resident in good standing, with an interest in women's health.

Required Activities

Residents must treat patients in the Women's Health Clinic under the direction of a women's health preceptor one afternoon per week for 2-3 years, attend monthly women's health grand rounds, and participate in a weekly evidence-based women's health pre-clinic conference.

Elective Activities

Elective activities include an ambulatory GYN elective, female urology, comprehensive headache clinic, and a research elective.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

A certificate as resident in women's health is available.

Goals of the Program

To provide residents with solid internal medicine training, with additional expertise in women's health. This expertise is evidence-based and is obtained through clinical experience.

Other Program Features

Multi-disciplinary clinic designed by women, for women, which includes primary care providers, adult and adolescent gynecology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, neurology and urogynecology. The clinic has a research and educational program including the Kentucky Women's Health Registry designed to understand the epidemiology of symptoms and diseases as well as to increase participation of women in clinical trials.

Reason for Initiating Program

This Women's Health track was started as part of an effort to provide specific education and clinical skills in women's health to internal medicine residents. Past surveys of both faculty and residents at our institution revealed a deficit in women's health knowledge, and a deficit of women's health topics in the traditional curriculum. Additionally, this women's health track is one facet of an expanding women's health curriculum throughout the entire medical center, as our University is the recipient of a multidisciplinary FIPSE (Fund for Improving Post-Secondary Education) grant to integrate women's health into the curriculum of health professionals.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

A medical degree is required.

Required Activities

The Women's Health Track combines areas of obstetrics, gynecology, psychiatry, and adolescent medicine into a multidisciplinary experience that prepares residents to provide more comprehensive gender specific primary care to women patients. Topic areas covered in depth include: contraceptive management, menstrual dysfunction assessment, postmenopausal hormone replacement, cervical and breast cancer screening, medical management of the pregnant patient. Traditional internal medicine domains such as cardiovascular disease, lipid disorders, osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases are presented with special attention to the gender based differences in diagnosis and management. Special attention is also given to the management of psychosocial issues with a unique burden in women such as domestic violence, sexual violence, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety.

These educational goals are accomplished in several ways. Women's Health Track residents have specially designed primary care clinics staffed by core faculty in the Women's Health Program where gender issues are routinely managed. In addition, there are specialized block rotations over the three years which cover routine and acute gynecologic care, urogynecology, reproductive endocrinology, adolescent medicine, the women's heart program, behavioral medicine, and the medical complications of pregnancy. Special didactics such as a monthly journal club dedicated to the discussion of women's health topics are also included.

Elective Activities

Elective opportunities in addition to the required core rotations abound. We are affiliated with both Magee Women's Hospital and the VA Pittsburgh National Center of Excellence in Women's Health. Special rotations include: high risk breast clinic, cardiovascular disease in women, thyroid disorders, management of the midlife woman to name just a few.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Residents are board certified in Internal Medicine but receive a certificate of completion of the Women's Health Residency Track.

Goals of the Program

The Women's Health Track is a specialized course of instruction designed to provide comprehensive internal medicine training with an added emphasis in managing problems different in, unique to, or more common in women. It is appropriate both for trainees envisioning a career in primary care as well as those planning for a subspecialty career with a focus on gender issues in their specialty.

Other Program Features

Weekly interdisciplinary women's health seminar series that allows for in-depth discussion of specific issues related to women's health.

Reason for Initiating the Program

To provide a unique training opportunity for both primary care and subspecialty physicians to learn about comprehensive, gender specific care for women.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

A medical degree is required.

Required Activities

In addition to the required rotations and conferences in the Internal Medicine program, residents participate in outpatient clinics in Gynecology throughout the year. Other required activities include two months in the multidisciplinary Women's Health Center and a one-month multidisciplinary rotation in Breast Health. Additionally, throughout the year there are seminars and small discussions on primary care and women's health topics in conjunction with half-day continuity clinics.

Elective Activities

Residents may elect further experience, schedule permitting.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Residents are board eligible in Internal Medicine.

Goals of the Program

To provide broad-based clinical training in Internal Medicine with a central focus on women's health promotion, disease prevention and biopsychosocial issues; to increase awareness among health care professionals regarding issues in women's health, and to promote leadership, research and education in women's health.

Other Program Features

Residents are exposed to a wide variety of learning opportunities, clinicians, and patients. In Bone Clinic, the use of bone densitometry and osteoporosis management are included during the Women's Health blocks. Other clinic experiences during this block include Urogynecology, Gyn Oncology, and Endocrine. Additionally, residents may attend the Fan Free Clinic, an outreach clinic, and Women's Health Physical Therapy, which exposes residents to therapy for urinary incontinence and constipation. The Breast Health month is a multidisciplinary rotation in medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, mammography, pathology, and lactation consultation. A Women's Health Journal Club meets monthly to discuss issues relevant to women's health. There is a strong mentoring component, utilizing expert women faculty as discussants and lecturers.

Reason for Initiating Program

To provide comprehensive multidisciplinary training for Internal Medicine residents with interest in the area of Women's Health, whether they are planning a career in General Medicine or subspecialty training.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

A medical degree is required.

Required Activities

This program requires the completion of five rotations that are one-month in duration:

1) Adolescent Medicine, 2) Behavioral Medicine, 3) Subspeciality elective with a Women's Health focus, 4) Perinatology, 5) Advanced Gynecology

Elective Activities

Elective activities include women's health research projects, monthly women's health conferences, evening women's health journal club meetings, monthly grand rounds, and an extensive women's health reading curriculum.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

A certificate of focused training in women's health is offered.

Goals of the Program

To provide additional clinical experiences and evidence-based training in women's health, beyond what is provided in a standard primary care curriculum.

Other Program Features

Involvement of OB/GYN and surgical specialists in training/educational experiences as well as exposure to complementary and alternative medicine topics.

Reason for Initiating Program

There was significant interest among medical students, primary care residents, and faculty associated with our residency programs.

Eligibilty Requirements

A fellow must have satisfactorily completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology accredited by the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Council of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (CRCPSC).

Required Activities

Clinical experience sufficient to develop competency in contraception and abortion care according to the requirements outlined in the General and Special Requirements and Guide to Learning, completion and presentation of a publishable research project, participation in a global health placement, an completion of a masters degree in public health or science.

Elective Activities

Rotations with the Population Council, World Health Organization, and similar agencies and NGOs are available.

Special Certificates/Degrees Offered

Masters Degree in Public Health or Masters Degree in Science.

Goals of the Program

The objective of the program is to develop specialists focused on research, teaching and clinical practice in contraception and abortion. Working with respected and innovative leaders in the field, fellows receive training in clinical and epidemiologic research, develop clinical and teaching skills, have opportunities to work internationally and connect to a rapidly expanding network of family planning experts.

Reason for Initiating the Program

To enhance the academic and operational status of family planning and abortion services and to prepare specialists who can provide family planning leadership through academic or programmatic positions while also providing excellent clinical care.

Medical Track:

Psychology Track

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Board eligible/certified in their trained specialty is required.

Required Activities

Fellows will be expected to divide their time between global research, Harvard School of Public Health, or other classes, and clinical work. The curriculum is tailored to fellows' individual interests and is divided into six areas: (1) Understanding the landscape of Global Women's Health; (2) Women's Health and Human Rights; (3) Key Issues in Global Women's Health; (4) Methods of Global Health Research; (5) Monitoring and Evaluation of Global Women's Health Programs; and (6) Leadership Skills. These are achieved through a combination of in-class learning, educational seminars, journal clubs, research retreats, intense mentorship and various other academic activities.

Elective Activities

The program supports training related to each fellows' individual research interests, as well, offers the option of participating in the Humanitarian Studies Initiative Training Program.

Special Certificates/Degrees Offered

Masters Degree in Public Health

Goals of the Program

Successful Global Women's Health fellows will:

(1) Be on the path towards a successful career dedicated to furthering the health and well-being of women globally;

Reason for Initiating the Program

Brigham & Women's Global Women's Health Fellowship seeks to train physicians for successful careers dedicated to furthering the health and well-being of women globally through innovative, meaningful and wide-reaching research. This two-year training program prepares physicians who want to pursue an academic career path in Global Women's Health research, understand how best to serve specific populations of women, and contribute to the knowledge-base of the field of Global Women's Health.

URL: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/Departments_and_Services/womenshealth/connorscenter/GWH

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Completion of 4 years postgraduate training in psychiatry.

Required Activities

Elective Activities

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

None are offered.

Goals of the Program

Fellows will acquire knowledge and skills related to the expression and treatment of psychiatric disorders in women, including their relationship to sex, gender and reproductive cycle events.

Other Program Features

Brigham and Women's Hospital is a National Center of Excellence in Women's Health. The Gretchen S. and Edward A. Fish Center for Women's Health is an innovative, multi-specialty practice that co-locates specialty expertise in women's health and mental health with primary care for women. The Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology focuses on women's health throughout the life span, promoting collaborative initiatives to improve patient care by translating research findings into clinical practice. The Connors Center conducts research on sex- and gender-based biology and the impact of sex and gender on disease, outcomes and the delivery of care.

Reason for Initiating Program

This fellowship was designed to train clinicians to meet the growing need for expertise in women's mental health, utilizing a multifaceted conceptual framework to understand sex and gender influences on health and vulnerability to illness across the lifespan.

Eligibility Requirements

Evidence of promise as an educator and independent investigator in the area of consultative and obstetric medicine. Applicants should be board certified or board eligible internists. Medical graduates trained outside of the U.S. must be graduated from a school on the ECFMG list of approved international medical schools and complete ECFMG certification, pass a minimum of USMLE Steps 1 & 2, and obtain a J1 visa. Special arrangements may be made with Dr. Chen for Fellows active in another subspecialty program to serve an elective rotation for an optional term of 4 to 8 weeks.

Required Activities

Internists spend half of the two year program supervising an in-patient medical consultation service caring for the medically ill gravida. Fellows work directly with senior medical residents on the consult service, and are trained in both the doing and teaching of medical consultation in pregnancy. Two half days a week are spent in an ambulatory multidisciplinary consultative experience focusing on medical care of the pregnant woman, including participation in the Specialty Care in Pregnancy clinics focusing on specific areas, such as endocrinology, cardiology, hematology and rheumatology. Other time is spent working on clinical research projects and doing epidemiological and biostatistics course work at Brown University.

Elective Activities

A one-month elective rotation is open to third year internal medicine residents interested in learning more about consultative medicine with a special emphasis on medical problems in pregnancy. For more information, please contact Sandra Medina by calling 401-274-1122, Ext. 1134 or by email at SMedina@wihri.org.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

A Certificate bearing the hospital seal and that of Brown University, signed by the Chief of Medicine and the Director of the Fellowship is issued to graduating Fellows in recognition of their service to Women & Infants Hospital as a Fellow in Consultative and Obstetric Medicine during the stated training period.

Goals of the Program

Fellows work in both the inpatient and outpatient settings on the Medicine Consultation Service at Women and Infants' Hospital to acquire knowledge in the physiology of normal pregnancy and the pathophysiology of diseases occurring in pregnancy and postpartum; learn to diagnose and treat medical complications of pregnancy; learn to be an effective consultant to obstetricians and gynecologists and other internists and subspecialists; develop practical teaching skills through the supervision of senior medical residents and medical students. Fellows will also complete a research project in the area of medical problems in pregnancy. With the assistance of a faculty advisor, it is expected that the work will be presented at a national meeting and published in a peer review journal.

Other Program Features

Weekly fellows lecture series, fellows case presentations, fellows research meetings, journal club, Rhode Island Hospital grand rounds, OB/GYN grand rounds, medical consultation clinics, opportunities to enroll in Brown University courses in biostatistics and epidemiology, attendance at national meetings.

Reason for Initiating Program

Ground was broken in 1992 when the Department of Medicine, Women & Infants' Hospital and the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University joined forces in first offering the fellowship in Obstetric & Consultative Medicine. Prior to that time training in the evaluation and management of medical problems in the pregnant patient or those contemplating pregnancy was not available to the internist, nor were they exposed to the future health risks and pregnancy complications in these patients. Now there are 24 physicians who have completed the fellowship, the majority of whom have attained prominence in academic medicine around the world.

Eligibility Requirement(s):

Completion of ACGME or AOA accredited residency in Family Medicine; or American Board of Family Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice certification is required.

Required Activities

Elective Activities

Gender-focused longitudinal or block experi ences at the VA and/or UH in female urology/urogynecology, Gyn, rheumatology, hematology-oncology, breast surgery, sports medicine, prevention, female psychiatry, sexual medicine, addiction/PTSD and others, tailored to your needs and interests.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Letter of completion.

Goals of the Program

The fellowship is intended to provide expanded training in various aspects of Women's Health while maintaining proficiency in the wider discipline of Family Medicine.

Other Program Features

Vacation and conference time as well as book money stipend are provided.

Reason for Initiating Program

To improve the health of women by training physicians in the comprehensive and complex needs of the female patient.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Medical Degree from accredited school.

Completion of a residency in internal medicine; completion of a clinical cardiology fellowship preferred… Unrestricted California license as Physician.

Required Activities

Under the direction of Dr. Bairey Merz, the Fellow will work with Dr. Bairey Merz in her pioneering research in the prevention and diagnosis of heart disease in women in this 1 year unaccredited fellowship. Specifically, the Fellow will participate and facilitate the clinical aspects of the ongoing research directed at improved understanding the sex and gender differences in heart disease, in order to translate these research findings into improved heart disease care for women.

Didactic Components

The fellows participate in the Cedars-Sinai Clinical Scholars Program which includes didactics in biostatistics, ethics, research study design, abstract/manuscript writing, grant writing and submission, research budgeting and contracting, and electives. Additional monthly conferences, journal club, Colloqui and quarterly Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds. Additional tutorials with Designated Mentor(s), as appropriate. Career Development Seminars, as well as additional didactic and ad hoc options are available through the UCLA and USC systems.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Fellows are eligible for the Cedars-Sinai Clinical Scholars Program (http://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Research-and-Education/Departments/Biomedical-Sciencs/Clinical-Scholars-Program/)

Fellows are eligible for course work at UCLA leading to a Master of Public Health degree

Goals of the Program

To provide focused training in clinical and translational research with regard to heart disease in women, to train heart health practitioners in research, teaching, health administration and policy in women's health, and to respond to the needs of individual residents, fellows, faculty and voluntary staff regarding women's heart health in the medical institution and community.

The Women's Heart Center Teaching Faculty (Drs Bairey Merz, Shufelt, Mehta) will assess the activities and performance of the fellow, and will discuss the evaluations with the fellow. For the purpose of graduation, the fellow in this program is evaluated and must demonstrate competency in the following areas: 1) Patient care, 2) Medical knowledge, 3) Practice-based learning and improvement, 4) Interpersonal and communication skills, and 5) Professionalism

Reason for Initiating Program

The Women's Guild of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center raised money for the Women's Guild Endowed Chair in Women's Health in response to the awareness of improving Women's Health through education, research, and training. The current chair-holder, Dr. Bairey Merz, started this fellowship as part of a comprehensive Women's Health Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Current funding comes from philanthropic support.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Completion of residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine is required.

Required Activities

The fellowship includes clinical, collaborative, inter-disciplinary rotations including but not limited to: Center for Specialized Women's Health at the Women's Health and Breast Pavilion, Pelvic Floor/Voiding Center, Metabolic and Osteoporosis Bone Center, Breast Services, Cardiology Prevention Clinic, Menopause Clinic, and Women's Health Psychiatry. Completion of a project on a gender-based topic is required. Training and hands-on experience in research with a view to starting a clinician scholar career are emphasized.

Elective Activities

Multiple offerings throughout the entire Cleveland Clinic Health System, as well as our geographic Center for Specialized Women's Health on the Main Campus.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

A certificate of training as a Clinical Scholar specializing in Women's Health from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation is offered. Fellows have the option to earn a Master of Public Health degree. All fellows are expected to become NAMS credentialed menopause practitioners.

Goals of the Program

To educate future clinicians, clinician-educators, and researchers in the areas of prevention and treatment of diseases unique or more prevalent in women.

Other Program Features

Fellows will receive extensive education in women's health practice management, experiential training opportunities, and community outreach as part of the Cleveland Clinic's effort to provide clinically effective, caring, and cost-conscious medical care promoting health and wellness. Skills in research and leadership effectiveness are formally emphasized.

Reason for Initiating Program

The fellowship was developed out of the interest of the faculty in sharing Cleveland Clinic's available resources for the exploration and study of the gender-related aspects of illness.

Eligibility Requirements

A medical degree is required and the candidates must be board eligible in their specialty. These can include Obstetrics and Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, or Primary Care.

Required Activities

The Women's Health Scholar is a position offered for one year for training in the research and practice of menopause and hormonal disorders and women's health. The training will include participation in the management of clinical trials, and original grant research as well as attendance at the clinical research seminar series. Training will include menopause management including osteoporosis, perimenopause, lowering risk factors for chronic disease, mood disorders in the hormonally vulnerable women, management of the high risk breast cancer patient and the diagnosis and management of menstrual disorders in pre and post menopausal women including polycystic ovarian syndrome and hypothalamic amenorrhea. Training will also include common endocrine disorders both in young women and post menopausal women.

Elective Activities

Electives are offered to trainees in osteoporosis and various research areas.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

No degrees are offered.

Goals of the Program

The goal of the program is to provide a broad base of training in women's health including menopause management, office gynecology, common endocrine and medical and gynecologic problems of women so that coordinated care may be provided by one physician.

Other Program Features

The Scholar will be expected to do independent research and will receive training in grants submissions, both pharmaceutical and NIH funded. Scholars will be expected to publish and lecture on the subject of their chosen research. Part-time positions will be considered.

Reason for Initiating Program

The availablity of the Center for Menopause Hormonal Disorders and Women's Health as a clinical resource and the demand for better training in women's health.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

North Carolina Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Physician.

Required Activities

Breast Clinic (3 months); Obstetrical Ultrasound (Longitudinal); Faculty Development Course; Skills Clinic; Maternity Care Clinic (OB Fellow only-Longitudinal); Prenatal Care Clinic (OB Fellow only); Labor and Delivery call is one evening per week and one weekend per month with Family Medicine Attending Physician Supervision; one Grand Rounds presentation during one-year fellowship; Participation in teaching activities in the resident curriculum; Creative activity encouraged.

Elective Activities

Maternal Fetal Medicine; Chronic Pelvic Pain Clinic; Behavioral Medicine; Lactation Consultation; Nutrition; Other Specialty of Choice (Will be arranged by fellowhip director upon request of fellow).

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Certificate offered.

Goals of the Program

To support training for primary care physicians in comprehensive and coordinated women's health primary care and formalizing women's health training in the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to respond to the special health care needs of women.

Other Program Features

Concentration could include clinical strategies in curriculum development or clinical teaching. Clinical appointments are held in the Department of Family Medicine.

Reason for Initiating Program

To support the mission of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University to improve the health care of eastern North Carolina through the advancement of medical education and research. The fellowship program seeks to improve the health professional training in primary care of women by establishing academic and community leaders in women's health care.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Completion of a Family Practice residency program (preferred) or an Internal Medicine Residency is required.

Required Activities

Longitudinal care of patients in the Family Medicine Center with clinical rotations in a variety of areas of women's health. The fellow is required to complete a research or scholarly project in the fellow's area of interest (e.g. eating disorders, women's heart health, breastfeeding, and sports medicine).

Elective Activities

Fellows assist the faculty in teaching residents and medical student in full-spectrum family medicine, including gynecological procedures and obstetrics. Fellows can also participate in faculty development seminars (e.g. adult learning theory, curriculum design, epidemiology, etc.) along with our faculty development fellow. We offer a supportive and flexible environment that encourages the fellow's individual interests.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

None are offered.

Goals of the Program

To provide advanced training in the broad spectrum of women's health.

Other Program Features

Information was not provided.

Reason for Initiating Program

This fellowship was started to provide advanced training in women's health. It is designed for clinicians interested in obtaining advanced training in the broad spectrum of women's health.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Completion of an accredited residency in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Required Activities

The Women's Health Fellowship provides advanced clinical training in areas relevant to the health of women through the adult lifespan. Fellows may choose from one of two training tracks: (1) An 18-month multidisciplinary clinical training program with a mentored research project or (2) One year of didactic course work toward a Master in Public Health (MPH) through partnership with the University of Minnesota-Rochester campus, followed by one year of multidisciplinary clinical training and scholarly activity. Required clinical rotations for all fellows include: Women's Health Clinic (focused on sexual and menopausal medicine), Medical and Surgical Gynecology (including Gynecology Oncology), Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics, Urogynecology, Bone Clinic, Nutrition Clinic, Medical and Reproductive Endocrinology, Breast Health (including Breast Diagnostic and Cancer Clinics, Breast Imaging and Breast Surgery) and Women's Cardiovascular Clinic. Numerous elective clinical rotations are available and will be decided upon by the fellow with the input of the Program Director to design a clinical training program suited to the specific interests and career goals of each trainee. Fellows are expected to participate in monthly journal clubs and other educational activities.

Elective Activities

Clinical rotations are available in areas including but not limited to Complimentary and Integrative Medicine, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Headache Clinic, Nicotine Dependence, Pain Clinic, Rheumatology and Spine Clinic.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Certificate offered. Degree offered depending on training track and options chosen.

Goals of the Program

The Women's Health Fellowship at Mayo Clinic combines interdisciplinary training in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health conditions specific to women, more common or more serious in women, having distinct causes, manifestations, outcomes or treatments in women and/or having high morbidity or mortality in women.

Other Program Features

Fellows participate in Faculty Development including training in medical education. A wide variety of teaching and additional educational opportunities are available. Fellows may choose to complete the Clinical Research Training Program or a Master of Science in Clinical Research as part of a two year training program. Mayo Clinic has been awarded NIH funding for the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health program(BIRCWH), a career development grant which supports young faculty focused on careers in women's health research, offering educational and collaborative opportunities to our fellows.

Reason for Initiating Program

To develop leaders in the evolving field of Women's Health, to advance discovery in areas of medicine relevant to the health of women and to improve health care outcomes for women.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

We have two tracks: MD and PhD. Requirements for MD include completion of a residency program and board-eligible in medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, obstetrics & gynecology or urology. Requirements for PhD include completion of doctoral degree in allied health fields such as psychology and nursing.

Required Activities

Fellows must complete an individualized learning plan approved by the program director and advisory board. This plan will define the required activities commensurate with the fellow's career goals. Typical required activities for the MD track include 25% clinical effort, where at least one half-day weekly is spent at the VA women's health clinic, plus 75% academic development in research, education, or quality. Typical required activities for the PhD track are similar to PhD Nursing and Psychology post-docs, where the fellow will conduct research or quality projects and participate in the VA Women's Health clinic operational innovations.

Elective Activities

Fellows may elect a full complement of women's health clinical activities including multidisciplinary comprehensive women's health (with medicine, gynecology, and mental health input), consultative women's health (with a focus on midlife, wellbeing, incontinence and sexual health), and subspecialty women's health (such as osteoporosis, breast, contraception, and women's mental health clinics). Depending on the fellow's career goals, fellows may pursue mentored research, educational administration, teaching, quality projects, and clinical innovations.

Special Degrees/Certificates Offered:

Master's program in Public Health, Clinical and Translational Science, or Bioethics. Special seminars in teaching and educational administration and health statistics.

Other program Features:

Fellows can collaborate within the program (MD and PhD collaboration) and can collaborate with the Medical College of Wisconsin's Primary Care Fellows (sponsored by a HRSA Fellowship). Fellowship faculty include the full range of investigators, educators and clinicians at our large academic medical center.

Goals of the Program:

To advance the health care of women, particularly veterans, and develop academic women's health providers and researchers.

Reason for Initiating Program

To create a critical mass of energetic minds from multiple fields, all focused on women's health.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Completion of a residency in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, or Family Medicine is required.

Required Activities

Seventy-five percent of the program is devoted to research and teaching and 25% is devoted to clinical activities.

Elective Activities

The following clinics are available: Breast, Psychiatry, Domestic Violence, Adolescent Medicine, Gynecology, Urogynecology, Osteoporosis, Endocrinology, and Behavioral Medicine.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

An optional third year is available based upon individual fellowship goals. Master of Public Health degrees and Human Investigation Program (HIP) certificates are also available.

Goals of the Program

To train individuals for an academic career which includes research and teaching in women's health.

Other Program Features

Our program is closely allied with fellowships in Hospital Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Informatics, and Geriatrics. We have a strong relationship with OHSU's AHRQ-supported Evidence-based Practice Center.

Reason for Initiating Program

Our institution, in conjunction with the Oregon Health Sciences University, has the components to provide excellent training in women's health, research methodology, and education.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Applicants must have a Medical Degree (MD) and have completed an approved residency or Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in psychology, nursing or pharmacology.

Required Activities

At the start of the 2-year program, fellows and senior mentors will develop a training plan that is tailored to the background and interests of each fellow and the resources available at the SFVAMC and UCSF. We expect fellows to develop content and methodologic expertise, strong communications skills, and experience and skill in building and leading teams. In the first year, fellows will complete the UCSF Advanced Training in Clinical Research (where they may elect to obtain a Masters Degree in Clinical Research) and may also take courses from the UCSF Programs in Biological Sciences and Biomedical Sciences (www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu). Advanced Training in Clinical Research includes training in core disciplines including epidemiologic methods, biostatistics, clinical trials, molecular methods, medical informatics, scientific writing, grant preparation, and research ethics. The second year will focus on completion of research and writing projects under the supervision of senior faculty. Mentors will provide access to existing databases and repositories of biological specimens, advice in selection of research projects, assistance in study design and performance, guidance in ethical conduct of research and career counseling. A Women's Health Research Seminar will provide an opportunity for fellows to present work in progress, address methodologic issues and improve writing and presentation skills.

Goals of the Program:

The San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center is dedicated to developing a cadre of well-trained researchers in women's health to advance healthcare for women Veterans.

Reason for Initiating Program

To train clinical researchers to advance knowledge in women's health through conducting high quality, clinically relevant research.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Completion of an accredited residency training program or of a doctoral degree in an associated health field; US citizenship or a current visa and an ECFMG certificate; physicians must be board certified or eligible in internal medicine, Ob/Gyn, family medicine, psychiatry, or surgery.

Required Activities

75% time research, including master's level classes in epidemiology and statistics, and teaching interns/residents; and 25% clinical time.

Elective Activities

No information provided.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Master's in Public Health.

Goals of the Program

To train creative, independent, ethical and productive leaders in health services research and related fields, and to produce outstanding practitioners (proficient as researchers, clinicians, and educators) for academic VA positions in the area of women's health, in order to advance and improve VA women's healthcare as well as the VA women's healthcare delivery system.

Other Program Features

This fellowship, funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, is open to primary care physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists who are interested in research in women's health. Fellows in this program also develop competencies in clinical care for women, including performance and minor gynecologic procedures, through the VA Women's Health Center program. Fellows complete a core curriculum including formal course work, usually leading to a degree, at the UCLA School of Public Health; informal course work in fellowship seminars; and an independent research project.

Reason for Initiating Program

This fellowship program was awarded as the result of a competitive application process through the Department of Veterans Affairs. It supports our mission to provide comprehensive, coordinated healthcare and education, based on women's life cycles, to women veterans and allow Fellows multidisciplinary clinical practice and research opportunities.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Medical degree and residency are required.

Required Activities

Completion of the Advanced Training in Clinical Research in the first year and completion of research and writing projects in the second year. For complete details, please visit http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu.

Elective Activities

For complete details, please visit http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu.

Special Degree(s)/Certificates(s) Offered

Master's Degree in Clinical Research. For complete details, please visit http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu.

Goals of the Program

To develop a cadre of well-trained clinical researchers in women's health.

Other Program Features

At the start of the 2 year program, fellows and senior mentors will develop a training plan tailored to the background and interests of each fellow and the resources available at UCSF. Fellows are expected to develop content and methodologic expertise, strong communications skills, and experience and skill in building and leading teams.

Reason for Initiating Program

This fellowship program builds on the research success of UCSF, the institution's commitment to women's health, and the availability of an extensive array of ongoing research projects to develop a cadre of well-trained clinical researchers in women's health.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Completion of 3 years postgraduate training in psychiatry, and must be in 4^th year of training.

Required Activities

Rotations through the 3 different Women's Clinic one of which is in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; participation and coordination of Women's Consultation Service; participation in the Women's Mental Health Seminar, and the Women's Mental Health Tutorial; supervision of fourth-year medical students during Women's Mental Health electives.

Elective Activities

Participation in the Illinois Perinatal Mental Health Project; rotations through the Women's Inpatient Treatment Service and/or the Eating Disorders Clinic; teaching in the Women's Mental Health Seminar; co-leading peripartum group.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

None are offered.

Goals of the Program

Fellows will acquire knowledge and skills related to the expression and treatment of psychiatric disorders in women, including their relationship to reproductive cycle events.

Other Program Features

Research experience related to women's mental health and a didactic curriculum in women's mental health are offered. Fellows will have opportunities to publish and review articles and/or book chapters. This program has received the American College of Psychiatrists' Award for Creativity in Psychiatric Education and the American Psychiatric Association's Gold Award for Innovative Services.

Reason for Initiating Program

This fellowship was designed to train clinicians to meet the growing need for expertise in women's mental health by applying research findings to clinical practice, and teaching state-of-the-art interventions.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

A New Jersey medical license and board eligibility in Family Medicine.

ACLS certified (for moderate sedation licensing)

Required Activities

Training in first trimester abortion care (options counseling, medication abortion and aspiration abortion) to trainer-level competence in a high-volume family planning clinic AND a family medicine outpatient office; training in family planning, including provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) to trainer-level competence; original scholarly research project design and implementation and dissemination of results via peer-reviewed publications and/or scholarly presentations; resident and medical student teaching during Women's Health Rotation and Student Electives; clinical sessions and establishment of continuity patient panel at Rutgers Student Health; local and national CME/research presentations; clinical rotations in selected areas of women's health; community service/outreach tailored to the individual's interests; practice-based quality improvement initiatives tailored to the individual's interest.

Elective Activities

Opportunities for clinical rotations in Breast Disorders, Urogynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology, and STI Clinics can be arranged based upon the individual's interests. Fellows are encouraged to take a leadership role in addressing women's health issues most relevant to them, utilizing our educational, clinical, community, and legislative resources. Fellows are also invited to participate in women's health related clinical trials, educational programs, and professional organizations.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

None were specified.

Goals of the Program

To develop leaders in women's reproductive health care, education, research and advocacy.

Other Program Features

This program provides outstanding hands-on abortion and LARC training opportunities, excellent medical student and resident teaching experience, and the ability to provide reproductive health care in a variety of settings including a dedicated family planning clinic, an academic family medicine office and a university student health service. Fellows will graduate with an appreciation for and expertise in the provision of family planning and abortion services in multiple health settings, particularly in primary care. We encourage the fellows to tailor their clinical rotations and scholarly projects to their interests and future career goals. Fellows receive high-quality, consistent mentorship from experienced faculty members with expertise in medical education, family planning and abortion care.

Reason for Initiating Program

To develop and coordinate the essential resources and opportunities for Family Physicians to become abortion and LARC providers, trainers, and women's reproductive health care advocates.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Completion of residency in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, or Psychiatry is required, further subspecialty training favorably considered.

Required Activities

Selected rotations in the Women's Health Clinic, Obstetrics and Gynecology Primary Care Clinic, Endocrinology and Metabolism Eating Disorders, Cardiology GI, Mental Health, Sexual Dysfunction, Geriatrics. Attend University of Michigan BIRCWH Seminar Series.

Elective Activities

Family Planning, Adolescent Gynecology, International Rotation, Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Would be addressed on an individual need basis

Goals of the Program

Unsurpassed preparation for clinically focused Women's Health specialty or academic Women's Health careers.

Other Program Features

The fellowship offers a (minimum) one year clinical training fellowship with selected rotations at the various entities within the Women's Health Program at the University of Michigan (examples include the Women's Cardiac Program, the Women's GI Program, the Women's Mental Health Program, the Women's Pulmonary Clinic, the multidisciplinary Adolescent clinic, Hi Risk Ob Clinic including the substance abuse directed Partnering for the Future clinic, he Michigan Bowel/Incontinence Program, Medical Complications Contraception clinic, Pregnancy Loss Clinic, Center for Reproductive Medicine, and numerous other components of the UM Women's Health Program). Each fellow has an individualized curriculum to reflect past training that is designed to meet her/his specific goals and objectives. Multi-disciplinary clinical and research mentorship is available for each fellow. A series of scholarly outputs and research experiences are expected of each fellow. Participation in career development programs (e.g. BIRCWH) at the University of Michigan are expected and include mandatory participation in core department fellowship curricular offerings in medical education, career skills, leadership training and research techniques.

Reason for Initiating Program

To train clinical and academic leaders in a rich collaborative environment utilizing the resources of the University of Michigan Women's Health Program.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Completion of an Internal Medicine residency is required.

Required Activities

This fellowship is designed to develop generalist physicians with an interest in academic women's health, either as a clinician educator or a clinician investigator. Fellows are required to complete either a Master's Degree in Medical Education or a Master's Degree in Clinical Science. Seventy-five percent of a fellow's time is devoted to classwork and scholarly activity. Educators teach, develop and/or evaluate curriculum. Investigators generally pursue careers in health services research. The remaining twenty-five percent of the fellow's time is devoted to clinical work in women's health.

Elective Activities

The range of elective coursework and scholarly activities is extremely broad. Active areas of investigation include contraceptive decision making, menopause and quality of life, women and obesity, and cardiovascular disease in women. Educators have opportunities to work both at the medical student and resident level. The training program is always tailored to the individual's needs.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Either a Master's in Medical Education or a Master's in Clinical Science.

Goals of the Program

To train generalist physicians with an interest in academic women's health.

Other Program Features

This program partners with the following University of Pittsburgh programs: Clinical and Translational Science Institute, General Medicine Fellowship Program, Magee Women's Hospital, RAND Corporation, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Reason for Initiating Program

To develop training programs designed to expand the faculty expertise in women's health in both the educational and the research arenas.

Eligibility Requirement(s)

Physicians must be board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, or Obstetrics & Gynecology; non-physician clinical postdoctoral fellows may hold doctoral degrees in Psychology, Nursing, Speech Language Pathology, or Pharmacy.

Required Activities

Weekly multidisciplinary clinic, course on women and leadership, monthly administrative and research conference, and mentored research.

Elective Activities

A full spectrum of supplemental clinical, didactic, basic or applied research activities are available.

Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered

Most physician fellows enroll in a graduate degree program: usually the MS program in Population Health, Clinical Investigation, or Education. Non-physician fellows do not need to complete additional coursework.

Goals of the Program

To train future leaders in academic health sciences who will be engaged in research teaching, and program development that will improve the health of women.

Reason for Initiating Program

Women leaders in academic science and medicine are integrally related to advancements in the health of women.

Eligibility Requirements:

Psychology Fellow:

1) Doctoral degree or evidence of anticipated completion of said degree, 2) Completion of accredited APA internship or OAA VA internship, or evidence of anticipated completion prior to fellowship, 3) Demonstrated clinical and research experience with women veterans health, 4) US Citizenship

Internal Medicine Fellow:

1) Completion of ACGME accredited IM residency, and Board certified or Board eligible, 2) Not simultaneously enrolled in a residency or fellowship program, 3) Active, unrestricted medical license, 4) Credentialed and privileged at a VA facility, 5) US citizenship, 6) If a foreign graduate, evidence of ECFMG certification

Required Program Activities:

Clinical (25%):

The Clinical Psychology fellow 1) will be trained in evidence-based practices and provide supervised individual and group therapy in the Military Sexual Trauma and Interpersonal Trauma Clinic, a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program, and 2) may rotate through primary care and specialty clinics to gain understanding of the impact of mental illness on health behaviors, interactions with providers and health status. The Internal Medicine fellow will provide comprehensive care in the Primary Care Clinic and participate in one or more specialty care clinics, including Gynecology, Musculoskeletal, and Weight Control Clinic at the VASDHS, or the Women's HIV Clinic, Women's Car-diology Clinic, Breast Clinic and Gynecology Specialty Clinics at UCSD.

Research/Scholarship (55%):

All fellows complete a research or scholarly project of the fellow's choosing overseen by the research/scholarship mentor, with evaluation by a mentorship team.

Education (10%):

Fellows attend local and national seminars covering state of the art women's health research and practice, as well as advanced topics relevant to the fellows' individualized training plan.

Leadership (10%):

Fellows will be trained in and expected to contribute to program administration through participation on the Women's Health Committee, local outreach and performance improvement activities and dissemination of women's health information to staff and trainees through in-service seminars.

Goals of the Program:

The overall goal of the Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health is to provide interdisciplinary training to postdoctoral fellows to prepare them for careers as independent women's healthcare specialists. Through a combination of clinical, research, and teaching experiences, cross-disciplinary training opportunities, and supervision from women's health specialists, we aim to cultivate leaders in women's health.

Reason for Initiation:

This fellowship was initiated to better serve the growing population of female veterans with unique needs for which there is insufficient understanding of optimal provision of health services.