APGO Objectives (condensed)

Following is a condensation of the “Instructional Objectives for a Clinical Curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynecology” (Eighth Edition) of the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology (APGO). The numbers shown correspond to the numbers of the APGO objectives. A more detailed outline is available on UTSW Web Curriculum.

 

UNIT ONE: APPROACH TO THE PATIENT

1	History
2	Examination
3	Pap Smear and Cultures
4	Diagnosis and Management Plan
5	Personal Interaction and Communication Skills
6	Legal and Ethics Issues in Obstetrics and Gynecology
7	Preventive Care and Health Maintenance

UNIT TWO: OBSTETRICS

Section A: Normal Obstetrics

8	Maternal-Fetal Physiology
9	Preconception Care
10	Antepartum Care
11	Intrapartum Care
12	Immediate Care of the Newborn
13	Postpartum Care
14	Lactation

Section B: Abnormal Obstetrics

15	Ectopic Pregnancy
16	Spontaneous Abortion
17	Medical and Surgical Conditions in Pregnancy
18	Preeclampsia-Eclampsia Syndrome
19	Isoimmunization
20	Multifetal Gestation
21	Fetal Death
22	Abnormal Labor
23	Third-Trimester Bleeding
24	Preterm Labor
25	Preterm Rupture of Membranes
26	Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
27	Postpartum Hemorrhage
28	Postpartum Infection
29	Anxiety and Depression
30	Postterm Pregnancy
31	Fetal Growth Abnormalities

Section C: Procedures

32	Obstetric Procedures

 

UNIT THREE: GYNECOLOGY

Section A: General Gynecology

33	Contraception and Sterilization
34	Abortion
35	Vulvar and Vaginal Disease
36	Sexually Transmitted Infections and Salpingitis
37	Pelvic Relaxation and Urinary Incontinence
38	Endometriosis
39	Chronic Pelvic Pain

Section B: Breasts

40	Disorders of the Breast

Section C: Procedures

41	Gynecological Procedures

 

UNIT FOUR: REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, INFERTILITY, AND RELATED TOPICS

42	Puberty
43	Amenorrhea
44	Hirsutism and Virilization
45	Normal and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
46	Dysmenorrhea
47	Climacteric
48	Infertility
49	Premenstrual Syndrome

 

UNIT FIVE: NEOPLASIA

50	Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
51	Vulvar Neoplasms
52	Cervical Disease and Neoplasia
53	Uterine Leiomyomas
54	Endometrial Carcinoma
55	Ovarian Neoplasms

 

UNIT SIX: HUMAN SEXUALITY

56	Sexuality and modes of Sexual Expression

 

UNIT SEVEN: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

57	Sexual Assault
58	Domestic Violence