Tulane University School of Medicine (LA)

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Tulane University School of Medicine (LA)

Program Type:
Residency in Women's Health

Date Established: July 1995

Number of Positions: 3 per year

Duration of Program: 3 years

Sponsored by:
Department of Medicine

Co-Sponsoring Institution(s) / Department(s)
New Orleans Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Contact(s)
Jeffrey G. Wiese, M.D., Director,
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Tulane University School of Medicine
1430 Tulane Avenue, SL -50
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: (504) 582-7809
FAX: (504) 586-3971
E-mail: jwiese@tulane.edu

Myra A. Kleinpeter, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Professional Education
TUXCOE
1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-45
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: (504) 588-5346
FAX: (504) 584-1909
E-mail: mkleinp@tulane.edu

Eligibility Requirement(s)
A medical degree is required.

Required Activities
Residents participate in the Internal Medicine internship and weekly rotations in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center's Women's Health Clinic. Additionally, there are one month rotations in the Obstetrics and Gynecology service, an Internal Medicine consultation on this service, as well as a two month rotation in Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics.

Elective Activities
Elective options include one month rotations in the Student Health Clinic, Breast Health Clinic, Women's GU Clinic, and Infertility Clinic.

Goals of the Program
The goals of this program are:
1) To train internists to become proficient in managing and screening diseases that impact the health of women;
2) to improve the overall health status of women in health promotion; and
3) to promote disease prevention in women.

Other Program Features
This is a track within the Internal Medicine residency program. Clinical and educational activities include participation in the Women's Health Clinic, weekly lectures, monthly CME programs focusing on specific women's health issues, and general medicine topics with emphasis on women's issues and the impact of gender on health and disease.

Reason for Initiating the Program
"The residency track of the Internal Medicine residency program was developed to enrich the training of internists with a specific interest in women's health and the impact of gender on health and disease."

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