Residents as role models: the effect of the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship on medical students' career interest.

Background: Medical students' choice of residency specialty is based in part on their clerkship experience. Postclerkship interest in a particular specialty is associated with the students' choice to pursue a career in that field. But, many medical students have a poor perception of their obstetrics and gynecology clerkships.

The effect of student gender on the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship experience.

Objectives: To explore the effects of the students' gender on their perception of quality and quantity of teaching, the amount of experiential learning, and their interest in obstetrics and gynecology.

Methods: Anonymous, self-administered surveys to third-year medical students rotating on the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship.

Results: Eighty-one of 91 students participated (89% response rate): 33 men, 46 women, 2 declined to reveal their gender.