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 2024-25 Median 2024-25 Percentile 2023-24 Median 2023-24 Percentile ACGME Minimum Required
Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery 240 52% 259 67% 200
Cesarean Delivery 267 87% 256 87% 145
Operative Vaginal Delivery 44 99% 36 98% 15
Obstetric Ultrasound 62 33% 72 36% 50
Abdominal Hysterectomy 23 54% 28 56% 15
Vaginal Hysterectomy 31 96% 22 81% 15
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy 124 97% 110 95% 15
Total Hysterectomy 177 97% 155 94% 85
Incontinence & Pelvic Floor Procedure 46 66% 37 67% 25
Cystoscopy 49 68% 72 81% 10
Laparoscopy 101 50% 88 30% 60
Hysteroscopy 92 81% 100 80% 40
Abortion 91 96% 78 92% 20
Transvaginal Ultrasound 61 62% 61 62% 50
Surgery for Invasive Cancer 46 77% 53 77% 25
Total Robotic Procedures 40 33% 35 37% 0

Rotations are 3-8 weeks in duration.

PGY-1

Rotation Location
Obstetrics Meriter Hospital & St. Mary's Hospital
Obstetrics Night Float Meriter Hospital
Gynecologic Oncology UW Hospital
Benign Gynecologic Surgery Various sites
Complex Family Planning Various sites
Ambulatory Care Various sites

PGY-2

Rotation Location
High-Risk Obstetrics Meriter Hospital
High-Risk Obstetrics Night Float Meriter Hospital
Gynecology Night Float Meriter Hospital
Benign Gynecologic Surgery Meriter Hospital
Gynecologic Oncology UW Hospital
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility UW Health Fertility Care
Research Various sites

PGY-3

Rotation Location
Gynecologic Oncology UW Hospital
Benign Gynecologic Surgery Meriter Hospital
Urogynecology Various sites
Gynecologic Oncology Night Float UW Hospital
Obstetrics St. Mary's Hospital & Meriter
Obstetrics Night Float Meriter Hospital
Jeopardy & Elective Various sites

PGY-4

Rotation Location
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
Float & Jeopardy Various sites
Gynecologic Operative Various sites

Residents participate in their own continuity clinic (RCC) throughout residency. PGY-1 residents attend RCC once weekly during their Ambulatory Clinic block. PGY 2-4 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, menopause 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. Thanks to our ability to once again provide abortion care and training here in Wisconsin, we have — with deep gratitude to our colleagues in Illinois — concluded that partnership. With acknowledgment that the state and national climates are ever evolving, we remain 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.