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APGO News and Information

Spring 2010

APGO Educational Endowment Fund - Please Donate to Educational Development Today
The NEW Future of APGO Campaign 2010
In August 2008, the APGO Board of Directors established the APGO Educational Endowment Fund to help sustain the organization over time. With support from members, lifetime members, foundations, corporations and others invested in women's health, our goal is to raise $5 million in the next 5 years. Click here to access the giving form.

Thank you for supporting APGO and our educational programs today!

APGO Medical Education Endowment Fund Grant Program
Request for Proposals 2010 - Strict Proposal Deadline May 3, 2010 at 5pm

PROJECT PURPOSE:
The APGO Medical Education Endowment Fund Grant Program was established in 2009 as a new initiative of the association. This program will provide financial support to stimulate research and innovations in health science education. Three grants (up to $15,000 per project) will be made to APGO members who submit a written proposal and budget for a project that strives to improve education by innovative approaches. Projects demonstrating a direct, measurable, positive impact on medical student education will be most competitive for the award.

For 2010 the projects must focus on any one of the following areas: 

* Patient Safety
* Leadership and Advocacy
* Student Recruitment

Please access this link to complete your application for this 2010 APGO Educational Grant.

Winter 2010 

Medical Student Educational Objectives, 9th edition
Objectives and Case Studies

We are pleased to offer a new 9th edition of the APGO Medical Student Educational Objectives. The Objectives are revisited on a regular basis to ensure their relevance, importance and usefulness in assisting with the development of obstetrics and gynecology clinical clerkship curricula.

An Ob-Gyn Student Logbook has also been developed as an example of how to incorporate the APGO Medical Student Educational Objectives into a logbook/tracking system. The logbook utilizes the core 17 objectives as outlined in the APGO Medical Student Educational Objectives 9th Edition as a framework for the various patient-care activities that a clerkship director may require of their students on the ob-gyn clerkship.

The 9th Edition of the Medical Student Educational Objectives is available to order in the APGO bookstore. A two-page summary of the content and chapters can be reached at this link.

APGO e-Bulletin
APGO has developed a new succinct electronic means of keeping members informed about APGO activities and programs, the APGO e- Bulletin. The APGO e-Bulletin is emailed to members quarterly; the next issue will come out in winter 2010. If you would like to receive a copy, or have news or information that you would like included in the winter issue, please email the editor, Claire Herbert at cherbert@apgo.org

APGO has two bright new colors for our popular I LOVE OB-GYN buttons - teal and orange. Visit the APGO Bookstore today to order these items for your friends and associates.

Fall 2009 

The Fall 2009 APGO Reporter is available online.

MAY 2009

The SPRING 2009 APGO Reporter is available online
Learn about the latest news and information in the APGO newsletter, the APGO Reporter.
Use this link to access archive editions of the APGO Reporter as well.

April 2009

Introducing APGO's Basic Clinical Skills Curriculum Teaching Modules

A new online Web site for these modules can be accessed through e-learn.

These modules, written by members of APGO's Undergraduate Medical Education Committee (UMEC), are designed as a guide for teaching basic clinical and surgical skills to third-year medical students in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Most of the skills are based on recommendations from the AAMC Project on the Clinical Education of Medical Students. Others were gathered from a review of published curricular guides and from the opinions of UMEC members.

Although it is implicitly assumed that not all medical students will acquire proficiency in many of these skills, the modules are intended to be comprehensive, so they can be used as resources for curriculum development.

The exercises are simple and can be based on inexpensive models that use readily available materials. Resources for more elaborate and expensive high-fidelity models are also provided.

Each exercise includes specific performance-based intended learning outcomes, a description, best practices, a checklist, performance assessment, practical tips and resources.

Modules
The Breast Exam
Author: Maya Hammoud, MD

The Pelvic Exam
Authors: Nadine Katz, MD, Alice Goepfert, MD

Cervical Cytology, Wet Prep and Cervical Culture Collection
Author: Petra Casey, MD

Intrapartum Cervical Assessment
Author: Francis Nuthalapaty, MD

Sterile Technique
Author: Edward Peskin, MD

Universal Precautions
Author: Joseph Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH

Normal Vaginal Delivery
Authors: Francis Nuthalapaty, MD, Eve Espey, MD, MPH

Introduction to Surgical Instruments
Authors: Eve Espey, MD, MPH

Knot Tying and Suturing
Author: Sandra Emmons, MD

Announcing a New Online Electrosurgery
The latest addition in the APGO Educational Series on Women's Health Issues modules, titled "New Perspectives and Principles in Electrosurgery" is coming soon. This online CME training course on energy-based systems is expected to be released in late 2009 and will be accessible from the eLearn page of this site. Sign up here to be notified when it is launched.

The program is jointly sponsored by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center through an educational grant provided by Covidien.

 

Member Action
This link is the APGO members' one-stop entry point to manage your APGO membership. Register for meetings, search the APGO Membership Directory for a colleague, update your profile and/or renew your membership.

Other Women's Health Information

ARHP announces CORE (Curricular Organizer for Reproductive Health Education)
CORE offers the tools to create customized PowerPoint presentations on reproductive health topics. Search their database using your own keywords, browse by category and/or review all existing slide presentations. There are over 1,000 peer-reviewed slides, plus handouts and learning activities. New content is added weekly and you can register to receive updates. Available free of charge.

Faculty Development E-newsletter
Link to the AAMC's electronic publication that brings professional development to your desktop.

Join the Acad Ob-Gyn Listserv
The listserv facilitates discussions regarding resident and medical student ob-gyn education. The listserv is a managed list, which means every message is reviewed prior to posting to ensure its appropriateness. To join the listserv and/or post a message, log on to http://listserv.brown.edu/archives/acadobgyn.html.