title: Training of academic staff in obstetrics and gynaecology in the USA.
abstract: As we enter a new century and millennium, departments of obstetrics and gynaecology in American medical schools face a number of challenges. Of primary concern among these is the relative dearth of physician-scientists to explore and connect the basic mechanisms and clinical aspects of the diseases of women. This report reviews some aspects of three programmes designed to educate such investigators: The Reproductive Scientist Development Program, The American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society--American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation Fellowship Program and the Women's Reproductive Health Research Career Development Centers. Based on a decade of experience with the first two of these programmes, the prospects for the relatively new third programme are promising. Nonetheless, the need for and opportunities for obstetrician-gynaecologist reproductive scientists far exceed the supply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, California 92350, USA.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Longo
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D006176:Gynecology / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States