Outpatient Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Clinical Elective)

4 units

Students will see a variety of high risk obstetrical patients in the outpatient setting in the Center for Outpatient Health. The student will evaluate various types of reproductive-age patients with medical or obstetrical complications, including preconception consultations, prenatal care consultations and initial prenatal visits. The student will also see return patients to experience the continuity of prenatal care. Students will participate in antenatal testing and learn basic ultrasonography skills. In addition, the student will spend one week of the rotation on night shift in labor & delivery which will help acquaint the student with the residents and hospital. The student will be responsible for one presentation to be given to the OB teams at the end of the rotation. Students are provided independent study time to put together the presentation which should be in power point and on a topic of their choice, inspired by a patient-related clinical condition that piqued their interest during the block.