Advanced Clinical Elective in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
OB 506M.5
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The student will be assigned primarily to 2-3 attending physicians at Boston IVF Centers around Boston (transportation necessary, public transportation is not sufficient). Some consult clinics will be held via telehealth. The student will see 1-2 new patients each day in coordination with the attending, present findings in oral and written form to that attending and develop an evaluation plan to be discussed with the attending. The student will be expected to perform the physical exam on this patient under the supervision of the attending. Additional clinical experience will include time in the IVF OR suite observing IVF procedures and the IVF laboratory, observation in the andrology laboratory to learn the basics of performing a semen analysis and sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination. The student will spend time in an out patient surgicenter observing reproductive surgery, will be expected to attend all departmental and divisional conferences and will be expected to prepare a brief presentation for weekly discussion with the attending to whom he/she is assigned based on a patient seen in the office.
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