Women's Health Issues

Course Code:	07-05
Report To:	Machelle Allen, MD
Prerequisites:	Clerkship in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Duration:	4 weeks
Students Per Period:	1

 

Overview

The elective is designed to expose the student to reproductive health issues as a function of a woman's life cycle: adolescent years, reproductive years, mid-life and post menopause. The student will have the opportunity to see patients in both the private and public sector in an outpatient setting. Objectives include refining assessment abilities; learning approaches to health maintenance, disease prevention, and illness management; and becoming familiar with ongoing research in reproductive health.

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Additional Information

For more detailed information on the elective programs offered, please visit the following site:

http://www.med.nyu.edu/registrar/electives/