title: Opportunities and barriers in global women's health training during obstetrics and gynecology residencies in the USA.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To systematically measure the scope and breadth of global women's health (GWH) training opportunities during obstetrics and gynecology residencies in the USA, as described by program directors (PDs).
  
  
  METHODS
  In a questionnaire-based study, PDs were asked to complete a web-based survey between January 1 and March 15, 2013. Information about the residency program and GWH opportunities was obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 236 PDs contacted, 105 (44.5%) responded. Overall, 82 (78.1%) reported that at least one resident had participated in a GWH rotation during the past 5 years, 36 (34.3%) offered formal didactics, and 29 (27.6%) offered a formal rotation in GWH. Among all respondents, 43 (42.2%) reported having at least one faculty member for whom GWH is a dedicated part of their practice. Programs with dedicated GWH faculty were more likely to offer formal GWH didactics (relative risk [RR] 1.84; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07-3.14; P=0.03), but were not significantly more likely to offer a formal GWH rotation (RR 1.91; 95% CI 0.97-3.70; P=0.06).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Many residency programs provide opportunities for GWH training, but few offer formal didactics or a formal rotation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Greenville Health Systems, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, SC, USA. Electronic address: kacey.eichelberger@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kacey Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Eichelberger
authors.affiliation: Division of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.affiliation: Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: AnnaMarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Autry
mesh_terms: D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health / Q000193:education; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health / Q000193:education*
keywords: Global health training; Global women’s health; Obstetric training; Program director survey