Pittsburgh
Veterans Affairs Medical Center/ University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PA)
Program Type:
Fellowship in Women's Health
Date Established: June 1995
Number of Positions: 1 per year
Duration of Program: 2 years
Sponsored by:
Department of Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Co-Sponsoring Institution(s)/Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact(s)
Melissa McNeil, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief, Section of Women’s Health
Division of General Medicine
UPMC Montefiore, Suite W933
200 Lothrop St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Telephone: (412) 692-4891
FAX: (412) 692-4892
E-mail: mcneilma@msx.upmc.edu
holleranlm@msx.upmc.edu
Eligibility Requirement(s)
Completion of an Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology,
or Psychiatry residency is required.
Required Activities
Seventy-five percent of a fellow's time is devoted to research, which includes master's
level classes in Epidemiology, and 25% to clinical care.
Elective Activities
Fellows can rotate through community health centers (rape centers, battered women
shelters) and clinics, which focus on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Colposcopy,
Urogynecology, and Pregnancy Termination.
Special Degree(s)/Certificate(s) Offered
Fellows are eligible for course work at the University of Pittsburgh leading to a Master
of Public Health degree and a certificate in Women's Health Epidemiology.
Goals of the Program
"To train academic physicians with interests in research and education."
Other Program Features
In addition to being closely allied with the fellowship programs in General Medicine, this
fellowship is affiliated with the McGee National Center of Excellence for Women's Health.
Reason for Initiating Program
"To expand existing teaching and research programs and the General Medicine
fellowship."
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