Obstetrics & Gynecology Subject Exam - Content Outline
Systems
- General Principles, Including Normal Age-Related Findings and Care of the Well Patient (1%–5%)
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, & the Puerperium (40%–45%)
- Preconception counseling and care
- Prenatal risk assessment/prevent
- Supervision of normal pregnancy
- Obstetric complications
- Labor and delivery
- Puerperium, including complications
- Newborn (birth to 4 weeks of age)
- Congenital disorders, neonatal
- Adverse effects of drugs on pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium
- Systemic disorders affecting pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the puerperium
- Female Reproductive System & Breast (40%–45%)
- Normal processes, female function (eg, ovulation, menstrual cycle, puberty)
- Breast: infectious, immunologic, and inflammatory disorders
- Neoplasms of breast
- Female reproductive: infectious, Immunologic, and inflammatory disorders
- Neoplasms of cervix, ovary, uterus, vagina, and vulva
- Fertility and infertility
- Menopause
- Menstrual and endocrine disorders
- Sexual dysfunction
- Traumatic and mechanical disorders
- Congenital disorders
- Adverse effects of drugs on the female reproductive system and breast
- Endocrine System (1%–5%)
- Other Systems, including Multisystem Processes & Disorders (5%–10%)
- Social Sciences (1%–5%)
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Medical ethics and jurisprudence
Physician Task
- Applying Foundational Science Concepts (8%–12%)
- Diagnosis: Knowledge Pertaining to History, Exam, Diagnostic Studies, & Patient Outcomes (45%–50%)
- Health Maintenance, Prevention & Surveillance (13%–17%)
- Pharmacotherapy, Intervention & Management (20%–25%)
Site of Care
- Ambulatory (70%–75%)
- Emergency Department (5%–10%)
- Inpatient (15%–20%)