Residency Clinical and Surgical Experience
Resident Surgical Experience
Please see below for the median graduating senior resident-reported performance as primary surgeon, and UW's national percentile rank for each procedure.Surgical Procedure | 2022-23 Median | 2022-23 Percentile | 2021-22 Median | 2021-22 Percentile | ACGME Minimum Required |
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Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery | 239 | 58% | 248 | 58% | 200 |
Cesarean Delivery | 244 | 86% | 267 | 88% | 145 |
Operative Vaginal Delivery | 24 | 92% | 36 | 94% | 15 |
Obstetric Ultrasound | 65 | 28% | 87 | 53% | 50 |
Abdominal Hysterectomy | 27 | 57% | 23 | 40% | 15 |
Vaginal Hysterectomy | 18 | 67% | 21 | 72% | 15 |
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy | 115 | 97% | 72 | 83% | 15 |
Total Hysterectomy | 164 | 94% | 121 | 79% | 85 |
Incontinence & Pelvic Floor Procedure | 32 | 53% | 37 | 61% | 25 |
Cystoscopy | 71 | 85% | 87 | 90% | 10 |
Laparoscopy | 96 | 56% | 80 | 28% | 60 |
Hysteroscopy | 88 | 80% | 88 | 77% | 40 |
Abortion | 92 | 94% | 144 | 99% | 20 |
Transvaginal Ultrasound | 64 | 62% | 62 | 57% | 50 |
Surgery for Invasive Cancer | 55 | 83% | 50 | 70% | 25 |
Total Robotic Procedures | 33 | 36% | 20 | 22% | 0 |
Rotations are 4-8 weeks in duration.
PGY-1
Obstetrics | Meriter Hospital |
Obstetrics | St. Mary's Hospital |
Obstetrics Night Float | Meriter Hospital |
Gynecologic Oncology | UW Hospital |
Benign Gynecologic Surgery | Meriter Hospital |
Family Planning & Ambulatory Clinics | Various sites |
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility | UW Health Generations Fertility Care |
PGY-2
High-Risk Obstetrics | Meriter Hospital |
High-Risk Obstetrics Night Float | Meriter Hospital |
Obstetrics Night Float | St. Mary's Hospital |
Benign Gynecologic Surgery | Meriter Hospital |
Gynecologic Oncology | UW Hospital |
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility | UW Health Generations Fertility Care |
Family Planning & Ambulatory Clinics | Various sites |
PGY-3
Gynecologic Oncology | UW Hospital |
Benign Gynecologic Surgery | Meriter Hospital |
Urogynecology | Meriter Hospital |
Gynecologic Oncology Night Float | UW Hospital |
Obstetrics | St. Mary's Hospital |
Obstetrics Night Float | Meriter Hospital |
Jeopardy/Elective | Various sites |
Family Planning & Ambulatory Clinics | Various sites |
PGY-4
Obstetrics | Meriter Hospital |
Obstetrics Night Float | Meriter Hospital |
Benign Gynecologic Surgery | Meriter Hospital |
Benign Gynecologic Surgery | St. Mary's Hospital |
Ambulatory Clinic | Resident Continuity Clinic |
Jeopardy | UW Hospital; Meriter Hospital |
Float | Various sites |
Residents participate in their own continuity clinic (RCC) throughout residency. PGY-1 residents attend RCC twice weekly during their Ambulatory Clinic block. PGY2-4 residents have a half-day of RCC every week during all rotations except for night float and the PGY-4 OB chief block.
As part of the continuity clinic, residents see patients presenting with obstetric and gynecologic needs. Patient volume and complexity per clinic session is tailored to PGY level, and advances with each year of residency.
During the PGY-4 year, each resident will spend two blocks serving as the dedicated RCC Clinic Chief, where they assume responsibility for managing the clinic's EHR in-basket (phone calls, patient messages, and results), coordinating care for patients, and helping to supervise junior residents in clinic. They also attend ultrasound clinic, office hysteroscopy clinic, and colposcopy clinic during this ambulatory rotation.
The mission of the University of Wisconsin Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is to improve the health and quality of life for people across the reproductive life span. Our residents learn to provide all aspects of this clinical care, including abortion, family planning/contraception, care for complex pregnancies and miscarriage management.
Following the Dobbs decision, which temporarily ended the provision of most abortion services across the state of Wisconsin, we partnered with an out-of-state program to ensure that our residents continued to receive exceptional, hands-on abortion care training. While we regret the need for this partnership, we are deeply grateful for what became an incredibly valuable and popular education experience for our residency. As of 2024, our residents currently receive abortion training both here in Wisconsin as well as in Illinois. We are committed to upholding transparency about how the legal landscape has affected (and will continue to affect) our residents' education, and we welcome your questions.
Our residents are fortunate to participate in a wide variety of clinics and surgical experiences that provide them with additional exposure to subspeciality care in OB-GYN, beyond the standard rotations. These clinics provide focused education in pediatrics and adolescent gynecology (PAG), vulvar disorders and disease, vulvar/vaginal and cervical dysplasia, gender affirming care, early pregnancy assessment, and minimally invasive gynecology.
Residency Program Manager
5E-UPH Meriter Hospital
202 S. Park Street,
Madison, WI 53715
Email: asorenson4@wisc.edu Phone number: 608-417-7358