Word: gyn
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
From 1976 to 1991, the number of residency programs offering first trimester abortion training to obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) residents fell by 26 percent, and the number of programs offering it as a regular part of their residency curriculum fell by over 50 percent. These were positive developments that represented definite steps forward in the fight against abortion...
...policy has few provisions for institutions that conscientiously object to abortion. Institutions that do not perform or support abortions must send their OB-GYN residents to other hospitals that do provide such training...
Beth lsrael, the only other Harvard teaching hospital with an OB-GYN residency program, declined to comment...
Gienapp says the policy has nothing to do with the controversy now surrounding President Clinton's nominee for surgeon general Dr. Henry W. Foster, who has acknowledged performing several abortions during his 30-year career as an OB-GYN...
...GYN residents must be trained in a program accredited by the ACGME to become board-certified and licensed to practice. And only accredited hospitals can qualify for federal reimbursements to fund its residency training...