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obstetrics and gynecology residency/fellowship programs

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

Programs 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

This major prepares you for careers needing 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

Skills developed in 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 Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Medical procedure coding software	Medical software	—
Epic Systems	Medical software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
eClinicalWorks EHR software	Medical software	—
Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR	Medical software	—
Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE	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)
• Gynecological Oncologist
• OBGYN MD (Obstetrics Gynecology Medical Doctor)
• GYN (Gynecologist)
• OBGYN (Obstetrician and Gynecologist)
• OBGYN Doctor (Obstetrics and Gynecology Doctor)
• Physician OB (Physician Obstetrician)
• Gynecologic Oncologist
• OBGYN Physician (Obstetrician and Gynecologist Physician)
• OB/GYN Physician (Obstetrics Gynecology Physician)

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	CIP Code
Medical Residency Programs	61
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.03
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.04
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.01
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.05
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.06
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.07
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.08
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.09
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	61.99
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	61.00
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	61.02

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.