The educational objectives for Family Medicine Obstetrics, outlined below, focus on the educational experience in Obstetrics obtained throughout the residency training program. However, the Department of Family Medicine recognizes that it is not reasonable or possible to cover all presentations and topics in the field of Obstetrics. Therefore, the goal here is to teach the recognition of emergency situations; the concepts of patient evaluation, investigation and management, and the methods whereby further investigation and management strategies can be acquired. Each resident will have individual goals and objectives based on individual needs and interest, as well as on areas of need from past training. Trainees in the Department of Family Medicine, while on their in-hospital Obstetrics rotations, are encouraged to discuss their goals and objectives with any of the consultants with whom they work, or any of the Obstetrics residents.
Family Medicine residents develop knowledge, skills and attitudes in diagnosing and managing common Obstetrical presentations in a variety of settings: the antenatal and post-partum wards, the Labour and Delivery Suite, consultant physicans' offices, out-patient clinics and in the Family Medicine setting.
There is a one-month rotation in Obstetrics during first year and one or two months during rthe second year of the Family Medicine Residency Progam. There are options to do do additional Obstetrics rotations as selectives/electives. Obstetrical rotations may be in London, St. Thomas or Kitchener. Obstetricians, Family Physicians, Obstetrical residents, and labour and delievery nursing staff are educational resources for achieving the Department's eductional objetives in Obstetrics.
