University
of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham (AL)
Program Type:
Residency in Women's Health
Date Established: July 1999
Number of Positions: 2 per year
Duration of Program: 3 years
Sponsored by:
Department of Internal Medicine
Co-Sponsoring Institution(s)/Department(s)
Department of Gynecology
Contact(s):
Teresa Bryan, M.D. &
Emily Boohaker, M.D.
Co-Directors Women's Health Track
621 Medical Education Building
1813 Sixth Ave South
Birmingham, AL 35294-3296
Telephone: (205) 934-3007
FAX: (205) 205-975-7797
E-mail: teresa.bryan@med.va.gov
eboohake@uabmc.edu
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 GYN clinic every other week,
2) participate in 3 to 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
None were specified.
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 health care
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 started due to interest expressed on the part of
faculty who had a desire to teach residents about women's health. Additionally, many
residents had expressed an interest in further training in women's health."
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