Rotations

Endocrinology/Fertility | Assisted Reproductive Technologies | Research | Weekly Schedule

Endocrinology/Fertility Clinical Rotation

During the Endocrine/Fertility rotation, the fellow:

1. Is responsible for overseeing the resident reproductive endocrine clinic and serves as the primary attending for all reconstructive reproductive surgery on resident patients (with attending participation where appropriate)
2. Participates in the RE&F clinics with the faculty (performing HSGs, office hysteroscopy, ultrasounds, endometrial biopsies, endocrine testing, etc.)
3. Manages patients with ectopic pregnancies treated either with methotrexate or surgery
4. Participates in all surgical procedures in the division (microsurgical cases, myomectomies, surgical correction of Mullerian anomalies, operative and diagnostic endoscopy)
5. Counsels and manages couples where the male is considering sperm cryopreservation because of treatment for a malignancy,
6. Is responsible for all the inpatient care of women with reproductive endocrine or infertility problems,
7. Is responsible for the inpatient consultations from other services with appropriate oversight by the faculty

1st & 3rd year fellows have a half-day clinic session per week.

The Endocrine/Fertility Fellow is either the primary surgeon or the first assistant for all significant reconstructive surgery under the direct supervision of a faculty member. For illustrative purposes, below is a sample full year's surgical totals for the fellows on the RE&F service.

Total surgical cases = 195, excluding IVF