Which obstetrics-gynecology residency programs are training future reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellows? An observational study
Zachary S. Anderson, M.D.,
Erika P. New, M.D.,
Aaron D. Masjedi, M.D.,
M. Blake Evans, D.O.
Affiliations
Zachary S. Anderson, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Correspondence: Zachary S. Anderson, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1200 N State St., Los Angeles, CA 90033.
Erika P. New, M.D.
Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
Aaron D. Masjedi, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
M. Blake Evans, D.O.
Section of Reproduction and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Objective: To identify where reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) fellows trained for residency. Design: Observational, cross-sectional study. Setting: Not applicable. Subject(s): Reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellows. Intervention(s): Not applicable. Main Outcome Measure(s): Percentage of fellows who completed residency training at an institution with an REI fellowship program. Result(s): A total of 289 fellows were identified among the graduating fellowship classes from 2023–2027. Of those fellows, 69.9% completed residency at an institution that had an associated REI fellowship program, and 19.7% remained at the same institution for residency and fellowship. In the last 5 years, 34.4% of obstetrics and gynecology residency programs have had at least 1 resident enter REI fellowship. Conclusion(s): Most matriculated REI fellow physicians train at residency programs that have an associated REI fellowship program.
