University
of Pittsburgh Medical Center/ University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PA)
Program Type:
Residency Track in Women's Health
Date Established: June 1993
Number of Positions: 3 per year
Duration of Program: 3 years
Sponsored by:
Department of Medicine
Co-Sponsoring Institution(s)/Department(s)
Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, and Pediatrics
Contact(s)
Michelle M. Roberts, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Falk, Room 549, 3501 5th Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Telephone: (412) 648-9577
FAX: (412) 648-3290
E-mail: robertsm@msx.dept-med.pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirement(s)
A medical degree is required.
Required Activities
Residents take one-month rotations in the Emergency Department at McGee Women's Hospital
and a Women's Psychiatric Unit. Residents are required to rotate through the following
outpatient clinics: Osteoporosis, Colposcopy, Urogynecology, Adolescent Medicine,
Reproductive Endocrinology, Urgent Gynecology, Breast Disease, Menopause, and one month at
the Student Health Center. They serve as medical consultants for obstetrical patients. A
month of mental health was added for outpatients assessments for depression, anxiety,
PTSD, etc.
Elective Activities
The program is structured as a series of electives spread throughout the three years of an
Internal Medicine residency.
Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered
Residents are board eligible in Internal Medicine.
Goals of the Program
"To increase training in women's health for Internal Medicine residents."
Other Program Features
A monthly journal club allows for in-depth discussion of specific issues related to
women's health.
Reason for Initiating Program
"Women's health was not adequately taught in the categorical Internal Medicine
residency."
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