ACE: Clinical Obstetrics

School of Medicine

This course is designed to be a focused experience on labor and delivery to give students more experience in basic management of obstetric patients. This course will familiarize the student with the physiology of labor and delivery. Students will be expected to work with the team learning cervical exams, basic ultrasound assessment, and delivery skills. They will also work with the team in the operating room learning skills for cesarean delivery. The student will also follow postpartum patients with the residents and attendings. An individualized curriculum will be planned which will include experience on days and nights with the team on labor and delivery and in triage. The student will be expected to assist with teaching the FCC students on the rotation as well. The student should finish this experience with confidence to complete tasks required of an intern on their labor and delivery rotation.