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The problem-solving style is based on everyday encounters where physicians are called upon to respond to particular needs of their patients. The basic philosophy of the program is dedicated to providing each resident with a balanced education and training in obstetrics and gynecology. Resident physicians have the opportunity to acquire and develop fundamental knowledge and clinical management skills with progressive professional and physician-patient relationships.

We desire our residency program to produce graduates with the optimum understanding and competency required to practice obstetrics and gynecology in a prudent and professional manner. Gynecologic oncology experience is obtained during the senior years. Special training in family planning and OB/GYN-AIDS patients is available in federal grant supported clinics.

Maternal-fetal medicine and reproductive endocrinology rotations are integral components of the first three resident years. Ultrasonography is a significant component of the maternal-fetal medicine and the gynecology rotations. Genetics and patient counseling skills are learned during the maternal-fetal medicine rotations.

Resident physicians participate in educating third and fourth-year medical students. Students rotate through the department during their third-year clerkship in obstetrics and gynecology and their fourth-year electives. Residents mentor students and junior residents during daily ward rounds on the obstetrics and gynecology services. Lifetime continued education is emphasized.

Residents have research rotations to learn the basic tools of clinical projects. They are assigned a mentor to assist initiation of clinical or basic research. We require our residents to complete a scholarly activity project during their residency and present during the annual resident research day conference in the spring.

Rotations For Medical Students

If you are an Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program or Uniformed Services University student and are interested in completing an active duty tour (ADT) audition rotation at Nellis/51�Թ������ܿƴ�, please contact the OB/GYN clerkship site director, Dr. Heisy Asusta, at obgyn.residency@medicine.unlv.edu. We do not have availability to support non-ADT rotations at Nellis. If you are interested in pursuing a non-ADT rotation, please contact the Kerkorian School of Medicine Office of Graduate Medical Education directly, as the process for applying and your rotation will be coordinated through their office.

We offer two rotation slots per month from May–October. During your audition rotation, you will spend two weeks at Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center located on Nellis Air Force Base and two weeks at University Medical Center (UMC) downtown. At Nellis, you will have the opportunity to work with our active duty and dependent patient population in the Women’s Health Clinic. Your time will be divided between gynecology operating rooms, labor and delivery (L&D) shifts, and the OB/GYN clinic, so you get a broad exposure to working in a military treatment facility. Your two weeks at UMC will be inpatient on L&D and you will have the opportunity to be a part of the resident team and serve the unique 51�Թ������App population. There is time built into your schedule for academics as well. Most importantly, you will have time to explore the greater 51�Թ������App area and get to explore your potential future home.

For all civilian medical student applicants interested in scheduling a rotation, please apply through the . For military medical students, please contact the medical student clerkship director at Nellis Airforce Base.

All first-year candidates are accepted via the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP 2028220C0). Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Services (ERAS) only.

Selection and Interview Process

• To be eligible, candidates must have graduated from a medical school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools by the time of their proposed residency start date.
• Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, Green Card holder, or be on a J visa.
• We will not consider an application with more than two attempts on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX)
• We require USMLE or COMLEX Steps 1 and 2 (both parts) be passed before we will review an application.
• We will only consider applications with no more than five years elapsed since last formal training or full-unrestricted license to practice medicine in the U.S.
• A complete application packet must include the following items posted to ERAS before we will review the application
  • ERAS Application
  • Personal statement
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Medical school transcript
  • USMLE/COMLEX Scores (Step 1 and 2)
  • Photograph
  • Three letters of reference (one from chair is a plus, but is not required)
  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate (if applicable)
• For interview consideration, documentation and forms must be complete by November 1 of the current year. Please contact the program coordinator at 702-671-2385 for more information.

Selection Process

• All candidates are reviewed through ERAS. Documents sent through email are not considered part of the application.
• An Application Review Committee considers ERAS applications for interview selection. They decide suitability of applicants for interview by ranking them based upon academic, personal, and reference credentials.
• Selected candidates are interviewed by the program director, department chair, faculty, and PGY 3 residents. Candidates will have "separate time" with residents at a casual gathering the night before their interview.
• When all interviews are complete, the faculty and residents meet to rank all applicants with final approval by the program director. Critical determinants for selection are academic accomplishments, attitude, personal and communication qualities, enthusiasm, interest and knowledge about the program, and experiences and interests outside of medicine.
• The program utilizes the NRMP exclusively.

Other

• Interviews will be virtual again this year. Interview dates are on Fridays in the months of November and December. We will have two sessions each interview date. We will also invite you to a virtual social time the night before the interview, as well as our didactics session the morning of the interview at 7 a.m. PST.
• The program observes the affirmative action/equal opportunity and anti-discrimination policies of 51�Թ������ܿƴ� in the selection process.