Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Mission & Vision
The mission of our program is to train future physicians through innovation in education, delivery of compassionate care and promotion of high quality research in a nurturing environment that promotes diversity, equity and inclusivity.
Mission & Vision
The mission of our program is to train future physicians through innovation in education, delivery of compassionate care and promotion of high quality research in a nurturing environment that promotes diversity, equity and inclusivity.
Program Director’s Welcome
Greetings and thank you for looking at our University of Miami/Jackson Health System Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program. In partnership with the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, the program has 32 categorical positions (eight at each level) as part of its fully accredited, four-year residency program.
Program Director’s Welcome
Greetings and thank you for looking at our University of Miami/Jackson Health System Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program. In partnership with the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, the program has 32 categorical positions (eight at each level) as part of its fully accredited, four-year residency program.
Our program offers limitless and challenging clinical encounters and opportunities in a richly diverse environment at one of the largest medical centers and one of the top medical and research universities in the country. Our academic environment, educators and faculty, along with the diverse patient population and the volume and multiplicity of cases and pathology, provides residents with a comprehensive foundation of clinical experiences and the scholarly background necessary for a successful career. Our training program enables graduates to meet educational objectives and competencies for board certification and successful practice. Our residents work as a supportive unit and have boundless opportunities to train and learn.
Our program’s goals include self-learning and case-based modules for physician training; innovative bench models to promote surgical techniques; professional behavior; high-quality research (with mentorship and dedicated research coordinator and statistician); education and promotion of residents as teachers; a healthy environment for learning (emphasis on wellness and time to learn at a comfortable pace, in a non-threatening environment); simulation, role-playing and drills to enhance patient care; patient-centric focus emphasizing mode of delivery, cost and patient outcome; compassionate patient care with attention to cultural sensitivity (cultural sensitivity modules and free language classes offered) and emphasis in diversity, equity and inclusivity.
With a strong value in diversity, we select physicians from different academic, ethnic, geographic and social backgrounds. The ideal resident for this program is compassionate, well-rounded and has a strong interest in serving in the dynamic, multiethnic and multilingual South Florida community. Our residents are hard-working, have a dedication to an underserved patient population and an articulated interest in our unique patient population.
Miami is a unique and wonderful place to both live and work. We invite you to come discover why patients, physicians and students from across the country and all over the world are drawn to Miami and the UM/Jackson Health System. We look forward to receiving your application.
-Carlos A. Medina, MD, FPMRS
Description
Our program’s goals include self-learning and case-based modules for physician training; innovative bench models to promote surgical techniques; professional behavior; high-quality research (with mentorship and dedicated research coordinator and statistician); education and promotion of residents as teachers; a healthy environment for learning (emphasis on wellness and time to learn at a comfortable pace, in a non-threatening environment); simulation, role-playing and drills to enhance patient care; patient-centric focus emphasizing mode of delivery, cost and patient outcome; compassionate patient care with attention to cultural sensitivity (cultural sensitivity modules and free language classes offered) and emphasis in diversity, equity and inclusivity.
With a strong value in diversity, we select physicians from different academic, ethnic, geographic and social backgrounds. The ideal resident for this program is compassionate, well-rounded and has a strong interest in serving in the dynamic, multiethnic and multilingual South Florida community. Our residents are hard-working, have a dedication to an underserved patient population and an articulated interest in our unique patient population.
Miami is a unique and wonderful place to both live and work. We invite you to come discover why patients, physicians and students from across the country and all over the world are drawn to Miami and the UM/Jackson Health System. We look forward to receiving your application.
-Carlos A. Medina, MD, FPMRS
Fast Facts
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Number of Residents per Year?
8
Duration of Residency?
4 years
Program Curriculum
Overview
Through CREOG-review; faculty lectures; hands-on skills workshops; independent reading; individual instruction; journal club; lectures; mentorship; porcine lab; quizzes; simulation training; teaching and, of course, direct patient care, residents will acquire knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Family Planning
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Gynecology
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Obstetrics
- OB/GYN Triage and Emergencies
- Primary and Ambulatory Care
- Quality Improvement
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Research
- Robotics
- Ultrasound
Program Requirements
Our training program is organized so graduates will meet Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology educational objectives and competencies. To satisfy program requirements, residents must complete:
- 72 weeks of training in Gynecology
- 72 weeks of training in Obstetrics
- 24 weeks of training in Gynecologic Oncology
- 12 weeks of training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- 6 weeks of training in Family Planning
- 6 weeks of training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- 6 weeks of training in Ultrasound
- 6 weeks of training in Urogynecology
- 4 weeks of Research/Elective Experience
- Continuity clinics throughout all four years of training
- Research project (residents are required to complete at least one research project and publish or present their work at a local, regional or national meeting, in addition to annual Resident Research Day)
- Quality improvement project required for graduation (to be presented at grand rounds)
Year 1 (Internship/PGY-1)
The first year of the residency (PGY-1) is an internship offered within our residency training program. It consists of the following rotations:
- Gynecology (3 blocks) – including one-block focus on Family Planning; one night block
- Obstetrics (3 blocks) – one night block on Labor and Delivery
- Gynecologic Oncology (1 block)
- Ultrasound/Family Planning (1 block) – one block of combined Family Planning and OB & GYN Ultrasound
- Continuity Clinic throughout the year
Year 2 (PGY-2)
Training in the second year of the residency (PGY-2) consists of the following rotations:
- Gynecology (3 blocks) – including a one-block focus on Reproductive Endocrinology/Robotics/MIS and a one-block focus on Urogynecology; one night block
- Obstetrics (3 blocks) – one night block on L&D
- Gynecologic Oncology (1 block)
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine (1 block)
- Continuity Clinic throughout the year
Year 3 (PGY-3)
Training in the third year of the residency (PGY-3) consists of the following rotations:
- Gynecology (3 blocks)
- Obstetrics (3 blocks) – 1-night block on L&D
- GYN Minimally Invasive Surgery (1 block)
- Gynecologic Oncology (1 block)
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine (1 block)
- Research Elective (1 block)
- Continuity Clinic throughout the year
Year 4 (PGY-4)
Training in the fourth year of the residency (PGY-4) consists of the following rotations:
- Gynecology (3 blocks)
- Obstetrics (3 blocks) – 1-night block on L&D
- Ambulatory Surgery/MIS (1 block) – GYN/FPMRS at Cleveland Clinic Florida
- Gynecologic Oncology (1 block)
- Urogynecology/FPMRS (1 block)
- Continuity Clinic throughout the year
Rotations
OB, GYN, GYO, MFM and UROGYN rotations include time in both the clinic and the operating room or L&D. Dedicated time for laparoscopy is created for residents, and residents get experience with adnexal surgery and hysterectomies throughout all four years of training. In addition to dedicated surgical rotations, residents are provided additional opportunities to train in minimally invasive surgery. They complete online and in-person robotic training, and assist with cases at bedside and at the console. Residents also engage in required Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery training at the Minimally Invasive Surgical Training & Education Center, a state-of -the-art education and training facility located on the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine campus.
Your Faculty
George R. Attia, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Director, UHealth Fertility Center
Felicia Bahadue, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ian Bishop, MD, MPH
Director, Family Planning
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program
Gene Burkett, MD
Professor Emeritus, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Jose A. Carugno, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Sabrina Maria Pastor Carvajal, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jaime Dickerson, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lunthita Duthely, EdD, MS
Assistant Professor, Research
Research and Special Projects
Lydia Fein, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Transgender Health
Michelle Fletcher, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Patient Safety
Jorge J. Garcia, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Clerkship
Sophia George, PhD
Assistant Professor, Research
Gynecologic Oncology
Labib Ghulmiyyah, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Marilyn Huang, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynecologic Oncology
Patricia P. Jeudin, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynecologic Oncology
Ira S. Karmin, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Karla E. Maguire, MD , MPH
Interim Director, Generalist Division
Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Director, Clerkship
Carlos A. Medina, MD
Chief, Division of Urogynecology
Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
Janice M. Moscoso, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Michael J. Paidas, MD
Chief, Service, UHealth Tower
Chief, Service, Jackson Health System
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science
Joseph Matthew Pearson, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynecologic Oncology
JoNell E. Potter, ARNP, PhD
Chief, Reproductive Sciences Division
Director, Division of Research & Special Projects
Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vice Chair, Research
Alfredo Rodriguez, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Matthew Schlumbrecht, MD
Interim Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program
Anna Sfakianaki, MD
Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program
Abdulrahman Sinno, MD
Associate Program Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynecologic Oncology
Michael Spiliopoulos, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Richard M. Strassberg, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cecilia Torres Ochoa, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Usha Verma, MD
Director, Division of Gynecology & Gynecology Perioperative Services
Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Austin Zanelotti, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Antonia Zecevic, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Alumni Placements Include
Baptist Health System
Baylor College of Medicine
Broward Health
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
Hackensack University Medical Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Kaiser Permanente
Memorial Regional Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Mountain West Medical Center
Ravenwood Health
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Stanford University
University of California, San Diego
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Miami/Jackson Health System
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Southern California
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School/Parkland Memorial Hospital
Yale School of Medicine
Alumni Placements Include
Baptist Health System
Baylor College of Medicine
Broward Health
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
Hackensack University Medical Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Kaiser Permanente
Memorial Regional Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Mountain West Medical Center
Ravenwood Health
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Stanford University
University of California, San Diego
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Miami/Jackson Health System
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Southern California
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School/Parkland Memorial Hospital
Yale School of Medicine