Awareness of Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Among Residents and Residency Directors

Beigi, Richard H.; Switzer, Galen E.; Presley, Larraine; Soper, David E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/IDOG/2006/42967

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Volume 2006 | Article ID 042967 | https://doi.org/10.1155/IDOG/2006/42967

Awareness of Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology Among Residents and Residency Directors

Richard H. Beigi,¹Galen E. Switzer,^2,3Larraine Presley,⁴and David E. Soper⁵

Received10 Jul 2006

Revised25 Aug 2006

Accepted13 Sept 2006

Published16 Nov 2006

Abstract

Awareness of the subspecialty of infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology is low among United States residents and residency directors. Objective. Given the burden of infectious diseases on women's health, we sought to assess current awareness, interest, and perceived value of the subspecialty of infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology among current United States obstetrics and gynecology residents and residency directors. Methods. Two separate surveys addressing awareness, perceived value and interest in the subspecialty were sent to (1) a random 20% sample of obstetrics and gynecology residents and (2) all obstetrics and gynecology residency directors. Results. Seventy percent of the residency directors were familiar with the subspecialty and 67.0% placed value on infectious disease specialists in an academic department. Thirty percent of the residents reported awareness of the subspecialty. Thirty-six percent of residency directors reported that medical infectious disease specialists deliver formal education to the obstetrics and gynecology residents. Conclusion. United States obstetrics and gynecology residents and residency directors have a low awareness of the subspecialty. An open niche exists for formal education of residents in infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology by department specialists. These findings can be incorporated into ongoing recruitment efforts for the subspecialty of infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology.

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Copyright © 2006 Richard H. Beigi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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