This elective is offered to fourth year medical students who wish to gain experience in all aspects of reproductive endocrinology.
Students will be exposed to a variety of patients in an outpatient setting as well as both office and hospital based surgery.
A significant portion of the clinical material is centered on infertility diagnosis and treatment. Some of the procedures utilized in the office setting will include the following:
A full range of assisted reproductive technologies is performed in the office and IVF/andrology laboratory. Students will be exposed to:
In addition to infertility patients, the student will be exposed to patients with a variety of presenting complaints such as:
Hospital based surgery is performed four days a week. The student will be exposed to:
In addition, the various operative techniques utilized to reduce adhesion formation will be stressed.
Finally, the student will be exposed to ongoing research projects which currently include:
Evaluation of student performance will include didactic presentations as well as indicators listed in the Consensus Evaluation Form.
Prerequisite: MS4
Modules: A - J
Number of students: 1
Course Instructor: John Sullivan, PhD, MD
Course Coordinator: Colleen Stewart
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
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Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 829-3466
Fax: (716) 829-3849
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Buffalo, NY 14203
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Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
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Buffalo, NY 14203
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