Textbooks

The core textbook for your clerkship is Obstetrics and Gynecology for Medical Students, 4th Edition, by Beckmann, C.R. et al, (publisher - Williams & Wilkins). This book is written by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) members and is designed to facilitate student learning and self-education. It is based on the Instructional Objectives for a Clinical Curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynecology by APGO. While you should try to read this text from cover-to-cover, additional general information should be sought from the suggested textbooks listed below. In addition, selected topics pertaining to complicated patients you have seen may be investigated in the specialty textbooks listed below. You do not have to purchase any of these resource texts since these additional texts should be available in the medical school library. A library search for review articles on selected topics may also provide up-to-date clinical information that may be helpful.

Suggested General Textbooks:

Current Obstetric & Gynecologic Diagnosis & Treatment, a Lange medical book, Edited by Martin L. Pernoll
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Danforth et al
Williams Obstetrics, Pritchard et al
Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, Gabbe et al
Comprehensive Gynecology, Droegemueller et al
A Core Text of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wynn and Wynn

Specialty Textbooks for Selected Topics:

Novak's Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology
Operative Gynecology, Mattingly et al
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Creasy and Resnick
Medical Complications During Pregnancy, Burrow and Ferris
Critical Care Obstetrics, Clark et al
Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, Speroff et al
Managing Ob/Gyne Emergencies, Queenan
Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sanders et al
Clinical Gynecologic Oncology, DeSaia et al

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