Opportunities to Improve Communication With Residency Applicants: Cross-Sectional Study of Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program Websites.

Background: As part of the residency application process in the United States, many medical specialties now offer applicants the opportunity to send program signals that indicate high interest to a limited number of residency programs. To determine which residency programs to apply to, and which programs to send signals to, applicants need accurate information to determine which programs align with their future training goals. Most applicants use a program's website to review program characteristics and criteria, so describing the current state of residency program websites can inform programs of best practices.

Vice Chairs of Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Prevalence, Scope, and Ongoing Challenges.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of the Vice Chair of Education (VCE) role in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) departments and to describe the demographics, responsibilities, resource allocation, and challenges faced by individuals in this role.

Design: A 2-part survey was developed with the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Member Engagement Workgroup.

Setting: National survey.

Burnout and Well-Being in Trainees: Findings From a National Survey of US Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents.

Despite national attention on resident well-being, challenges persist. Effective solutions require greater understanding of personal and program factors. To explore burnout, resilience, self-reported mental health, and perceptions of the learning environment in a national sample of obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residents.

The Importance of Discussing the History of Racism in Medical Student Education.

Racial health disparities are tightly linked to the longstanding and pervasive institution of racism. Efforts to reverse disparities begin with awareness and accountability through education. The health care workforce must be formally educated about racist practices, tools, and ideologies that perpetuate poor health outcomes.

Redesigning Continuous Professional Development: Aligning Learning Needs With Clinical Practice.

Continuous professional development (CPD) in health care refers to the process of lifelong learning including the acquisition of new competencies, knowledge, and professional growth throughout the career of a health care professional. Since implementation, there has seen little change or innovation in CPD. This perspective will review the current state of CPD, including the challenges in traditional CPD models, foundations and strategies for redesign to meet the needs of current and future physicians, and suggestions for changes to modernize CPD.

Inequities at the Transition to Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency.

Objective: Although approximately one-fifth of obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) residents matriculate from osteopathic or international medical schools, most literature regarding the transition to residency focuses on allopathic medical school graduates. To create comprehensive interventions for this educational transition, we must understand the needs of all incoming residents. Our objective was to examine OBGYN residents' perceptions of their transition to residency, and to understand how residents' background and medical school environment influence their perceived sense of readiness.

Conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: impact on reflux and weight loss.

Background: Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most commonly performed weight loss operation, and its 2 most common complications are postoperative reflux and weight recurrence. There is limited evidence to guide decision-making in treating these conditions.

Objectives: To determine the efficacy of conversion of SG to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for GERD management and weight loss.

The Association of Master Adaptive Learning With Less Burnout and More Resilience in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents.

Purpose: Medical education should prepare learners for complex and evolving work, and should ideally include the Master Adaptive Learner (MAL) model-meta-learning skills for continuous self-regulated learning. This study aimed to measure obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residents' MAL attributes, assess associations with burnout and resilience, and explore learning task associations with MAL.

Method: OB/GYN residents were surveyed electronically at an in-training examination in January 2022.

Mixed Signals: Navigating the Obstetrics and Gynecology Signaling Initiative.

Objective: There are few published accounts of the obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) specialty-specific experience with a formal signaling program. Prior studies examining other medical specialties' experiences with signaling are quantitative, having not examined the complexity of the residency applicant experience by directly engaging applicants; therefore, this study aimed to describe the lived experiences of OBGYN residency applicants who employed a formal signaling program during the 2022-2023 residency application cycle to assist and guide future residency applicants.

Design: A phenomenological approach was chosen to prescribe a common meaning for OBGYN residency applicants' experiences.

Trends in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Applications in the Year After Abortion Access Changes.

Importance: State-specific abortion restrictions currently affect the training of approximately 44% of obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) residents in the US. Examination of where future trainees apply for residency is important.

Objective: To assess changes in the percentage of applicants to OBGYN residency programs by state based on abortion restrictions in place after the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization (hereafter, Dobbs v Jackson) US Supreme Court decision and examine whether applicants' preference for programs, as suggested by the distribution of application signals that express higher interest, was associated with abortion bans.

Certified Nurse-Midwives as Teachers: Expanding Interprofessional Collaboration Learning Opportunities for Medical Students on the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship.

Introduction: Interprofessional experiences provide critical exposure to collaborative health care teams, yet medical students often lack this experience during clinical clerkships. We created a labor and delivery triage rotation exclusively staffed by certified nurse-midwives in the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship to address this gap. We sought to evaluate the clinical learning experiences of medical students rotating on this midwife-supervised collaborative team.

Improving Transparency in the Residency Application Process: Survey Study.

Background: Increasing numbers of residency applications create challenges for applicants and residency programs to assess if they are a good fit during the residency application and match process. Applicants face limited or conflicting information as they assess programs, leading to overapplying. A holistic review of residency applications is considered a gold standard for programs, but the current volumes and associated time constraints leave programs relying on numerical filters, which do not predict success in residency.

Program Signaling in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Applications.

The objectives of this study were to evaluate how obstetrics and gynecology residency program directors used applicant signaling and to understand how two tiers of signals influenced interviews, ranking, and matching into programs. A multimethod, deductive-sequential design was employed using a national survey of residency program directors and a convenience sampling of programs to study how obstetrics and gynecology program directors used program signals in the 2022-2023 residency-application cycle. A total of 80.

Knowledge management tools and mechanisms for evidence-informed decision-making in the WHO European Region: a scoping review.

Background: Knowledge management (KM) emerged as a strategy to promote evidence-informed decision-making. This scoping review aims to map existing KM tools and mechanisms used to promote evidence-informed health decision-making in the WHO European Region and identify knowledge gaps.

Methods: Following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidance for conducting scoping reviews, we searched Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane library, and Open Grey.

Maintaining Community During Disruption: Lessons From the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium.

When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged early in 2020, the American Medical Association's (AMA) Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium focused on maintaining its community of 37 medical schools and 11 graduate medical education projects along with the core substance of its work. The initial response was to cancel events and reduce the workload of consortium members, but it quickly became clear that the consortium needed additional strategies. The constituents needed resources, support, and community.

Ready Day One: What Residents and Program Directors Think is Needed for a Successful Transition to Residency.

Objective: To evaluate perceived gaps in preparedness, current on-boarding practices, and need for specialty wide resources in the transition to residency training in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A cross-sectional survey of current U.S. OB/GYN residents and program directors (PDs) at the time of the resident in-training exam was conducted in 2022.

Applicant Experience in Communication With Residency Programs After the Introduction of Program Signaling.

Objective: Examine the applicant experience after introduction of program signaling for the 2023 obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) residency application cycle.

Design: Responses to an online survey of OBGYN applicants participating in the 2023 match who participated in residency program signaling were compared to responses from a similar survey conducted in 2022. Demographic information included personal and academic background and how applicants and advisors communicated with programs.

Away Rotations in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Survey of Program Directors.

Objective: To evaluate residency program director views on the purpose and value of an away rotation for students applying to a residency application in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN).

Design, Setting, And Participants: The Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology administered a 28-question survey to current U.S.

Supporting Medical Education Innovation: Evaluation of a Grants Initiative.

Problem: Medical education must evolve to meet the changing needs of patients and communities. Innovation is a critical component of that evolution. As medical educators pursue innovative curricula, assessments, and evaluation techniques, the impact of innovations may be limited by minimal funding.

Facilitating an Optimal Transition to Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The transition to residency in obstetrics and gynecology is difficult, threatening the well-being of residents as well as their preparedness to care for patients. In addition to essential foundational knowledge and skills, obstetrics and gynecology interns must develop professional identity and a growth mindset toward learning to acquire the self-directed learning skills required of physicians throughout their careers. The transition to residency is a critical opportunity for learning and development.