Medical College of Virginia Hospitals of Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)

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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VA)

Program Type:
Residency in Women's Health

Date Established: June 1997

Number of Positions: 4-5 per year

Duration of Program: 3 years

Sponsored by:
Department of Medicine

Contact(s)
Wendy Klein, M.D., FACP,
Program Director
Assoc. Prof of Internal Medicine and OB/GYN
E-mail: wklein@mail2.vcu.edu

Leanne Yanni, MD,
Assoc Program Director
Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University
Box 980102
Richmond, VA 23298-0102
Telephone: ( 804) 828-9726
FAX: (804) 828-8660
E-mail: lyanni@mail2.vcu.edu

www.womenshealthtrack.vcu.edu

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 continuity clinics in both Gynecology and Psychiatry. Other required activities include one month/year in the multidisciplinary Women's Health Center, one month/year in a didactic block devoted to half-day seminars and small group discussions on primary care and women's health topics in conjunction with half-day continuity clinics, and 2 one-month multidisciplinary rotations in Breast Health.

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
In Bone Clinic, the use of bone densitometry and osteoporosis management are included during the outpatient month in the Women's Health Center. Women's Health Seminars are held monthly. A Journal Club also meets monthly to discuss issues relevant to women's health. There is a strong mentoring component, utilizing expert women faculty as discussants and lecturers. The program also features a surrogate patient experience for incoming interns to refine skills in pelvic and breast exams. A CME Women’s Health Conference is held annually and elective rotations include: Urology Clinic, Student Health, Planned Parenthood, and Adolescent Clinic.

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