title: Reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowships: is the 'reproductive endocrinology' portion obsolete?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To take inventory of the past and present and project the future direction of our field to help train the next generation of providers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Review the history of the subspecialty and factors contributing to its evolution.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reproductive endocrinology and infertility's in-vitro fertilization future is shaping the intellectual priorities and surgical skill requirements of the next generation.
authors.affiliation: aDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Washington University St Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri bDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omurtag
authors.forename: Dan I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Lebovic
mesh_terms: D004704:Endocrinology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000628:therapy*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011247:Pregnancy; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends