Obstetrics & Gynecology at San Francisco

Rotation Schedule

PGY 1

3 months – Obstetrics
2 months - Gynecology
2 months - Night Float
3 months - Ambulatory Obstetrics & Gynecology
2 months - Medicine (1 month Ward; 1 month ICU)

PGY 2

3 months - Gynecology
2 months - Obstetrics
2 months - Night Float
3 months - Ambulatory Obstetrics & Gynecology
1 month - Pathology/Clinic/Obstetrics
1 month - Elective

PGY 3

1 month – Ambulatory Clinic/Obstetrics
1 month – Urogynecology
1 month - REI
3 months - Kaiser Walnut Creek Gynecology (Surgical Rotation with L & D Call)
2 months - Obstetrics
2 months - Night Float
1 month – Gynecology
1 month – Elective (no call responsibilities)

PGY 4

3 months - Obstetrics
3 months - Gynecology
3 months - Oncology
3 months - Ambulatory Obstetrics & Gynecology

Residents spend their PGY 4 year as Chief Residents

Call Schedule

Night Float: 5:30PM – 7:15AM Monday-Friday,
9PM – 7:15AM Sunday (2 residents cover L&D, Gyn, and ER)
Saturday Call: 7AM - 7AM (2 residents divide the 24 hours into 6 hour shifts to cover L&D, Gyn and ER)
Sunday Call: 7AM- 9PM (2 residents cover L&D, Gyn, and ER)

In preparation for night float, interns take a number of short calls from July – December (5:15PM – 8PM), to be determined with chief residents.
When not on night float rotations, overnight call only occurs on Saturdays.
Interns do not round on weekends.
Chief year: No night float. Chiefs round on weekends.

Elective Rotations

Over the past three years residents have done the following during their third year electives:

  • Provide indigent care in Kenya.
  • Work at community based NGO clinic in Las Varas, Mexico.
  • Worked in specialty clinics in Ecuador.
  • Performed research at UCSF.
  • REI elective at Stanford.
  • Additional gyn surgical experiences in the Bay Area.
  • Worked in gyn community clinic in Tahoe.
  • Gained additional second trimester abortion experience at UCSF.
  • Sought t additional ultrasound experience.
  • Dermatology experience in Texas.

What our residents are saying:

Having a call free elective afforded me the opportunity to travel to rural Kenya and operate with local doctors. I taught Kenyan house officers on the wards and had a chance to demonstrate tangible skills I have acquired in residency. This elective opened my eyes to the opportunities doctors have to help influence the quality of healthcare around the globe and provided me with memories I will cherish forever.
-Dr. Eric Lantzman arranged his third year elective working in a clinic in Kenya.
The Women's Community Clinic is the only free clinic for women in San Francisco. It provides basic health care including annual exams, paps and STD testing for women without health insurance. The clinic is unique in that it has a strong emphasis on informing patients through educational counselors. The clinic's greatest strength however is its volunteers. I felt my time at the Women's Community Clinic was an invaluable opportunity to broaden my exposure to a different patient population than that typically seen at Kaiser and to learn from a wealth of clinicians whose dedication to women's health is inspiring.
-Dr. Tricia Wright arranged her second year elective at the Women’s Community Clinic in San Francisco