Fellowship Directory
Case Western Reserve University / University Hospital Case Medical Center Women's Health Fellowship
Last updated: Thursday, August 13, 2020
Fellowship type
Women's Health
Community setting
Inner-City
Address
11100 Euclid Ave
DEPT OF FAMILY MEDICINE
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1716
Country
United States
Phone
(216)844-5483
Fax
wanda.cruz-knight@uhhospitals.org
Website
http://casemed.case.edu/fammed/education/whfellowship.html
Program director
Wanda Enid Cruz-Knight MD, MBA, CPE, FAAFP
Fellowship sponsored by Dept of Family Medicine
Number of positions offered
1
Number of positions filled
0
Duration of fellowship
12 months
Stipend per year
$52,700
Funding sources
Institution
Other funding sources
Other benefits
Disability Insurance
Time off for conferences
Funding for attending conferences
Sick Leave / Personal Time
Health Insurance
Liability Insurance
Life Insurance
Leads to Degree / Accreditation
Other Degree / Accreditation
Prerequisites for acceptance
It is available to graduates of an ACGME or AOA accredited Family Medicine residency program or American Board of Family Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice certificants. The hospital accepts ACGME sponsored J1 visa holders, but does not sponsor H1B visas. USMLE/COMLEX steps 1,2,3 must be successfully completed prior to beginning the fellowship.
Application deadline
Date notified of selection
Description
The fellowship is intended to provide expanded training in various aspects of Women’s Health while maintaining proficiency in the wider discipline of Family Medicine. The curriculum consists of a series of longitudinal clinical experiences as clinician and preceptor, electives in various subspecialties with a gender-based focus, education of students and resident peers and participation in scholarly activity. The residents divide their time between the two locations above. Core responsibilities include: 1. Precepting Medicine residents, performing Gyn procedures with a supervising OB/Gyn attending and triaging abnormal Paps and mammograms for management at the weekly VA Gyn/Urgent followup/Preventive Health clinic 2. Assisting at Women’s Health procedures in the Operating Room at the VA with a supervising OB/Gyn attending on a weekly basis, followed by procedural or urgent care clinic at the VA 3. Coordinate weekly Women's Health lecture series for residents and medical students at the VA, including giving short talks on Women's Health topics and scheduling visiting lecturers 4. Scholarly activity/Curriculum development at the VA on an ongoing project or another of your choosing 5. Patient care in UH Family Medicine Center including option for and encouragement of small continuity OB practice under preceptorship of Family Medicine attendings 6. Medical student teaching at UH both during patient care sessions and for required core clerkship in Medicine/Family Medicine in small group lectures and workshops 7. Colposcopy course director and faculty for UH Family Medicine PGY2 course 8. Precepting Family Medicine residents at Adolescent clinic, Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland and Care Alliance (homeless clinic), in rotation with other fellows Elective experiences, among others, may include gender-focused longitudinal or block experiences at the VA and/or UH in female urology/urogynecology, Gyn, rheumatology, hematology-oncology, breast surgery, sports medicine, prevention, female psychiatry, sexual medicine, addiction/PTSD and others, tailored to your needs and interests.