Deadline Extended: Get Your APGO Gear Now!By popular demand, we’re extending the APGO Anniversary Pop-Up Shop until the end of the month!
New deadline: March 31
To close out APGO’s anniversary celebration, we’ve opened a Pop-Up Shop so you can order limited APGO 60th Anniversary swag to show off your APGO pride and spirit.
These products, including vests, jackets, hats, and tumblers, make great gifts. Buy some for your team or get graduation gifts for your future APGO members!
Don’t wait until the last minute, get your APGO gear today!
Click here to learn more and buy your APGO gear today.
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Call for Applications: Academic Scholars and Leaders ProgramDeadline: April 17
The Academic Scholars and Leaders (ASL) Program is accepting applications for the Class of 2025-2026.
The APGO ASL program launched in 1998 with the goal of equipping faculty with the knowledge and skills needed to be effective educators and leaders while also training participants to take a scholarly approach to education. Since then, more than 450 graduates from more than 145 institutions have completed the program, and ASL has been cited by members of the APGO leadership as a career turning point.
Click here to learn more about ASL and apply.
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APGO and CREOG Host Transformative Annual Meeting in San Antonio The 2024 CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting took place February 28—March 2 in San Antonio, Texas. A record-setting 1,266 educators, residents, students, coordinators, and program managers registered for the meeting with the theme “Transforming Obstetrics and Gynecology Education: Brave Solutions for Enduring Challenges.”
Plenary sessions included:- Transforming Ob-Gyn Education: Leading Through Innovation, Erika Banks, MD, Arthur Ollendorff, MD, Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA, Eric Strand, MD, Sarah Wagner, MD, Abigail Winkel, MD, MHPE, AnnaMarie Connolly, MD
- Leading Through Innovation Panel Discussion, Oluwabukola Akingbola, DO, Erika Banks, MD, AnnaMarie Connolly, MD, John Dalrymple, MD, Karen George, MD, MPH, Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA, David Marzano, MD, Natalie Moore, Shireen Madani Sims, MD, Veronique Tache, MD, MAS
- Healthcare Through a Human Rights Crisis: Transforming Our Work and Sustaining Ourselves for the Long Haul, Ghazaleh Moayedi, DO, MPH
- Leading Change in a Turbulent Time, Michaela Kerrissey, PhD, MS
- National Perspectives on Ob-Gyn Medical Education, Amy Stagg, MD, Adrianne Dade, MD, Gabriella Gosman, MD, Amy Young, MD, Susan Ramin, MD, Helen Morgan, MD
- APGO and CREOG: Where Are We Going? How Do We Get There? Erika Banks, MD, Arthur Ollendorff, MD
- The State of Diversity in Obstetrics and Gynecology Graduate Medical Education Programs, Pilar Ortega, MD, MGM
- Going “Live” with ResidencyCAS: Your SuperGuide to ResidencyCAS at Home, AnnaMarie Connolly, MD, Erika Banks, MD, Arthur Ollendorff, MD, Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA
- A Fireside Chat on the Vision of Education and Certification in Ob-Gyn, Gabriella Gosman, MD, Amy Young, MD, Tony Ogburn, MD
We would like to congratulate APGO Award winners who were recognized during the meeting, including:- Magdy Milad, MD, MS: Winner, Lifetime Achievement Award
- Mengyang Sun, MD, MS: Winner, William N.P. Herber, MD, Promising Educator Award
- Janice Crabtree, MS: Winner, Donna Wachter Clerkship Coordinator Award
- Melissa Mancao, MEd: Finalist, Donna Wachter Clerkship Coordinator Award
- Kristin Olson, MA: Finalist, Wachter Clerkship Coordinator Award
- Andrea Shrader: Finalist, Donna Wachter Clerkship Coordinator Award
- Christy Willis: Finalist, Donna Wachter Clerkship Coordinator Award
We would also like to thank Program Co-Chairs Sarah Wagner, MD, and Sara Whetstone, MD, MHS, for their hard work and dedication in putting together the meeting, and a special thank you to all our attendees. We hope you enjoyed this year’s meeting.
The 2025 CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting will take place February 26 – March 1 at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stay tuned in the coming months for more information about next year’s meeting!
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 RRR Grant UpdateHelen Morgan, MD
The obstetrics and gynecology specialty continued to have a very strong Match with 1,503 of 1,509 categorical positions filled. The RRR team hosted a post-Match debrief webinar for Program Directors on March 19, and the recording will be available soon on the APGO RRR website.
The RRR team will kick off the 2024-2025 residency application season with a webinar for advisors and applicants on Monday, April 22 at 6:00 PM EDT. Click here to register.
The RRR team is continuing to recruit first-year ob-gyn residents to participate in 1:1 interviews about their transition to residency. Residents will receive a $25 gift card for a 1-hour virtual interview, and participants will be selected from individuals who complete this Intake Form.
Click here to learn more about the RRR grant.
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Now Available: 2023 Clerkship Directors Survey Executive SummaryThe Undergraduate Medical Education Committee (UMEC) launched the Annual Clerkship Directors Survey in 2018. Since 2019, APGO has created an Executive Summary of the survey to share with the membership. The 2023 survey focused on Post-Dobbs Abortion Education.
Click here to learn more about the survey and view the Executive Summary.
Coming Soon: 2024 Survey!
The 2024 Clerkship Directors Survey will deploy next month, so make sure your APGO member profile is up to date! Clerkship directors with active APGO memberships will receive a direct link to the survey. If you are a clerkship director for your department or have job responsibilities as a Clerkship Director, log into your APGO member profile and make sure that under “Academic Appointment” you have selected “Clerkship Director.” If you have any questions about your member profile, email us.
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 The UMEC Corner Angela Fleming, DO, Jonathan Schaffir, MD, Tammy Sonn, MD UMEC would like to help you get to know the members of the committee. This month we're featuring new UMEC member Silka Patel, MD, MPH. Doctor Patel is at Johns Hopkins University, where she serves as Associate Professor of Clinical Gynecology and Obstetrics, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, and more.
How did your medical education career pathway begin?
I have had a passion for teaching from as far back as I can remember. I used to tutor back in college along with helping students prepare for exams such as the SATs and MCATS. When I started medical school and I realized that you could make a career out of being both a physician and an educator I never looked back. I was met with some amazing role models and given latitude in medical school to try my hand at curriculum development and design which has really shaped my career.
What was your first experience with APGO?
One of my projects from my Chief year was accepted to APGO for an oral presentation. I felt so proud to be standing in front of my new colleagues presenting my work and realized that even someone as junior as myself had something to contribute. Afterwards several members of the audience came and talked to me about my research and what ideas I had moving forward. This sense of support has been one of the main reasons I continue to love coming to APGO FDS.
What resources did you find the most useful in developing your program (including APGO resources)?
The Medical Student Objectives have been essential in ensuring that we have a comprehensive curriculum for our students. I have also found the cases to be a great way to engage junior residents in teaching as they are quick and efficient and come with answers to give junior residents the confidence to use them.
Describe APGO in 3 words?
Comradery, Dedication, Ingenuity.
What are your favorite hobbies? Or what is your latest book, song, or movie/show recommendation?
Hobbies: love playing card games with my kids (8 and 11), watching the latest superhero movie or rom com, and experimenting in the kitchen. One of my favorite shows of all time is Ted Lasso.
Thank you, Doctor Patel!
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APGO Staff News Shaina Frank will be departing APGO at the end of March to pursue new opportunities. Shaina has been with APGO since 2018, first as an administrative assistant, then as Membership and Meeting Specialist.
Please join us in thanking Shaina for her service to APGO and in wishing her all the best going forward.
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Did You Know?
Did you know that you helped APGO set two new meeting attendance records this year? We had new all-time attendance highs at both the Faculty Development Seminar (298) and the CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting (1,266). Learn more about APGO meetings in the infographic below, and stay tuned for information about our 2025 meetings, coming soon! 
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