MED 8710: Core Experiences
Obstetrics and Gynecology Core Rotation
Academic Year 2023-2024
Class of 2025

Assessment Plan

All aspects of this assessment plan to be completed at a satisfactory level as determined by the discipline.

EPAs that are assigned in this rotation:

EPA 1: Obtain a history and perform a physical examination adapted to the patient’s clinical situation.
EPA 2: Formulate and justify a prioritized differential diagnosis.
EPA 3: Formulate an initial plan of investigation based on the diagnostic hypotheses.
EPA 4: Interpret and communicate results of common diagnostic and screening tests.
EPA 6: Present oral and written reports that document a clinical encounter.
EPA 7: Provide and receive the handover in transitions of care.
EPA 8: Recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care, provide initial management and seek help.
EPA 10: Contribute to a culture of safety and improvement.
EPA 11: Perform general procedures of a physician.
EPA 13: Collaborate as a member of in interprofessional team.
EPA 14: Incorporate the relevant social determinants of health (SDoH) and cultural safety in relation to patient’s illness and management planning.

Any of EPAs 1-13 can be assessed if requested by the learner or preceptor, or assigned in the learning plan. EPA 14 is included as a pilot and can be assessed as deemed appropriate by the learner or preceptor. Inclusion of EPA 14 in any assessments is strongly encouraged but not required.

Formative assessment

Clinic cards (T-Res)
MCQ examination          
Mid-Term ITAR

Summative assessment                                                                                                           

Mini-CEX                                            
Final In-Training Assessment Report (ITAR)                                                     

Clinic Card Check List

• Team Cards(4 total) – Weekly Card for each week of teams - Submitted to the Team Resident at the end of each week. You may also ask faculty members to complete a Weekly Clinic Card.
• Labour/Delivery (1 week) – Weekly Card at the end of the week, submitted to Rotation Resident. 
• Gyne/Oncology (1 week) – WeeklyCard at the end of week submitted to Rotation Resident. Also a Daily Card for EACH Gyne Onc clinic submitted to the faculty member/preceptor.
• Clinics – Five mandatory clinics (two prenatal, one gynecology and two clinics of choice in colposcopy, or a sub-specialty clinic). A Daily Card for each Clinic (minimum of 5); please specify type of clinic on card. Learners are encouraged to complete more clinics during the six-week rotation.
• Operating Room (OR) – Daily Cards– 2 minimum, submitted to resident or preceptor for each OR attended.
• Cards can also be submitted for Call shifts completed; signed by the Resident. Learners are encouraged to completed clinic cards for each call.  

Grand Falls-Windsor Site

Clinic Cards will be submitted using the Clinic Card App and need to be submitted regularly during your Obs Gyne rotation, as follows:

• A clinic card completed for each clinic, call shift and OR attended and submitted to a faculty member. If a resident is present for a call shift, the card can be submitted to the resident.
• (Weekly) Clinic card completed at the end of each week and submitted to your preceptor(total of 6 weekly cards).
• When entering your clinic cards through the App, please ensure to indicate if it’s a weekly or daily card (this can be entered under “Additional Information” at the top of the App) and the type of card (clinic, call shift, OR)

Clarenville Site

Clinic Cards will be submitted using the Clinic Card App and need to be submitted regularly during your Obs Gyne rotation, as follows: 

• A (daily) clinic card to be completed for each clinic, call shift and OR attended and submitted to a faculty member. If a resident is present for a call shift, the card can be submitted to the resident.
• (Weekly) Clinic card completed at the end of each week and submitted to your preceptor(total of 6 weekly cards).
• When entering your clinic cards through the App, please be sure to indicate if it’s a weekly or daily card (this can be entered under “Additional Information” at the top of the App).

Saint John, NB Site

• A clinic cardto be completed for each day of the ambulatory care component
• One clinic cardper week is required during your obstetrics and gynecology weeks.
• A clinic cardto be completed for each call shift and OR attended; call shifts can be signed by a resident or faculty member (attending physician); OR cards should be signed by a faculty member (not a resident).
• There should be a minimum of 6 Weekly Cards (one for each week), in-addition-to, Daily Cards for clinics and/or call shifts. 

Clinic card requirements by rotation:

Please note that these are the minimum required and it benefits the learner to request/record feedback at multiple opportunities to best reflect their performance.

All aspects of this assessment plan will be collated and presented at the Phase 4 Comprehensive Reviews at 6, 9, and 12 months.

Original work, completed wholly by the learner, is expected to be submitted in this course. The use of an artificial intelligence tool like chatGPT is not permitted.

 

Version date: March 10, 2023
Reviewed by SAS: April 26, 2023
Approved by UGMS: May 17, 2023