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obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 61.1301 - 61.1399.

What obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs Majors Need to Know

Studies in obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

According to O*NET, a major in obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.8 / 5; level 6.0 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set built by a obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Deductive Reasoning — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.6 / 7
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.5 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.5 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.4 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.4 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.3 / 7
Working with Computers	4.3 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.3 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Medical procedure coding software	Medical software	—
Epic Systems	Medical software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE	Medical software	—
Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR	Medical software	—
eClinicalWorks EHR software	Medical software	—
MEDITECH software	Medical software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs graduates include:

• Physician
• MD (Medical Doctor)
• Hospitalist
• Doctor
• OB/GYN Hospitalist (Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitalist)
• OBGYN Physician (Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician)
• OBGYN Doctor (Obstetrics and Gynecology Doctor)
• OBGYN MD (Obstetrics Gynecology Medical Doctor)
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician (MFM Physician)
• OB (Obstetrician)
• GYN Physician (Gynecology Physician)
• OB/GYN (Obstetrician Gynecologist)
• Gynecologic Oncologist
• Physician GYN (Physician Gynecologist)
• Gynecological Oncologist

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Post-doctoral training	53.6%
Doctoral degree	29.6%
Master’s degree	8.7%
Bachelor’s degree	3.4%
First professional degree	2.5%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	1.1%
Postsecondary certificate	0.6%
High school diploma or equivalent	0.2%
Post-master’s certificate	0.1%
Some college courses	0.1%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Residency Programs	—
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	—
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	—
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.