Understanding the basic science support of clinical medicine is one of the essential foundational pillars of medical student training. This is true in most areas of medicine and particularly true in obstetrics & gynecology. The pathophysiology of women’s healthcare issues is best understood in the context of solid basic science preparation.
APGO (Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics), working with the University of Michigan and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has produced a series of 30 brief videos, designed to link basic science to clinical OB-GYN practice. APGO writes:
“These 30 videos and scripts provide a nice resource for basic sciences teaching as medical schools transition to earlier introduction to clinical training and competency-based curricula. Basic sciences remain critical to clinical medicine and should be taught across the entire medical education experience. Vertical integration between the basic sciences and clinical medicine during the Ob-Gyn clerkship will stimulate deeper learning and solidify students’ understanding of fundamental principles.”
“Medical students can use the videos to deepen their understanding of the basic science topics necessary to enrich a firm foundation for general clinical medicine practice as well as for obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health.”
These videos are presented here to facilitate this learning, in a format that enables students to track their own progress. Watching and listening to all 30 videos will take a little over 5 hours.
Some students may opt to review selected videos from the collection. Others will find watching all of the videos best meets their educational needs.
