Career Resources
Guidelines for UAB Students Applying to OB Gyn Residency
Adapted from the APGO document Comprehensive Women’s Health Care: A Career in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Dr. Pat Duff's document on Guidelines on Pursuing a Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
APGO Directory of OB Gyn Residency Programs
The APGO Directory of Residencies is a database widely used by third and fourth-year medical students and advisors to compare and assess OB Gyn residency programs. It also provides answers to commonly asked questions about these programs in the U.S. or Canada. You may obtain our UAB institutional ID and password from the Clerkship Coordinator ( Lisa Ardovino, phone 934-8865, email lardovino@uabmc.edu).
APGO also has a dedicated page for medical students which contains useful career and educational resources and links.
FREIDA Directory of Residency Programs
FREIDA Online is a database containing information on approximately 7,500 graduate medical education programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), as well as on 200 combined specialty programs. The site provides statistics summarizing training in each specialty and subspecialty.
The ObGyn Interest Group will help medical students explore the field of ObGyn through facilitated discussions on women's health issues, workshops, and student interaction.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a national organization involved in establishing national guidelines for practicing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States. They provide complimentary membership for medical students.
Benefits with this membership include:
- Full access to member side on ACOG’s web site
Access to Resource Center for research documents, etc. - Selected ACOG Patient Educational Pamphlets
- ACOG Clinical Review (6 journals per year)
- ACOG Publications Catalog, ACOG Newsletter, and
- ACOG Today.
- Member discount on publications, free registration at Annual Clinical Meeting (ACM) and Annual District Meeting, and other benefits.
Click here to access the ACOG student membership form.