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ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2025

A Scoping Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology Curricula in Primary Care Residency Programs.

Sarah I Ramírez, Michael Partin, Ashley H Snyder, Elizabeth Ko, Jane Aruma, Marie C Castaneda, Rachel S Casas

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Article in Journal of general internal medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Characterizing Cervical Cancer Screening in the US: Preparing for the Era of Self-Collection.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Sarah I RamírezDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive; HP 11, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. sramirez2@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
Michael PartinDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive; HP 11, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
Ashley H SnyderInternal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Elizabeth KoInternal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Jane ArumaAnesthesiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Marie C CastanedaHarrell Health Sciences Library: Research and Learning Commons, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Rachel S CasasInternal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile Women's Health (WH) is a priority for primary care, (Family Medicine (FM), Internal Medicine (IM), Pediatrics (Peds), and combined Medicine/Pediatrics (Med/Peds)), residency curricula remain heterogeneous with deficits in graduates' WH expertise and skills. The overall objective of this study was to assess the quality of WH curricula at primary care residency programs in the United States (US), with a focus on topics in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN).

methodsPubMed®, ERIC, The Cochrane Library, MedEdPORTAL, and professional organization websites were systematically searched in 2019 and updated in 2021. Included studies described OBGYN educational curricula in US primary care residency programs. Following abstract screening and full-text review, data from eligible studies was abstracted and quality assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI).

resultsA total of 109 studies met the inclusion criteria. Over a quarter of studies were interdepartmental or interdisciplinary. The most common single-department studies were IM (38%) and FM (26%). Twenty (25%) studies addressed comprehensive OBGYN curricula; the most common individual topics were cervical and breast cancer screening (31%) and contraception (16%). Most studies utilized multiple instructional modalities, most commonly didactics (54%), clinical experiences (41%), and/or simulation (21%). Most studies included self-reported outcomes by residents (70%), with few (11%) reporting higher-level assessments (i.e., patient, or clinical outcomes). Most studies were single-group pre- and post-test (42%) with few randomized controlled trials (4%). The mean MERSQI score for studies with sufficient data (90%) was 9.8 (range 3 to 15.5). DISCUSSION: OBGYN educational curricula for primary care trainees in the US was varied with gaps in represented residents, content, assessments, and study quality.

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CurriculumGynecologyInternship and ResidencyObstetricsPrimary Health CareFemaleHumansUnited StatesCurriculumFamily medicineInternal medicinePediatricsResidency and internshipWomen’s health

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PMID39187722
PMCPMC11780059

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