OBGYN Shelf

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY SHELF EXAM DETAILS

Systems

• General Principles, Including Normal Age-Related Findings and Care of the Well Patient (1%–5%)
• Pregnancy, Childbirth, & the Puerperium (40%–45%)
  - Preconception counseling and care
  - Prenatal risk assessment/prevention
  - Supervision of normal pregnancy
  - Obstetric complications
  - Labor and delivery
  - Puerperium, including complications
  - Newborn (birth to 4 weeks of age)
  - Congenital disorders, neonatal
  - Adverse effects of drugs on pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium
  - Systemic disorders affecting pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the puerperium
  
• Female Reproductive System & Breast (40%–45%)
  - Normal processes, female function (e.g., ovulation, menstrual cycle, puberty)
  - Breast: infectious, immunologic, and inflammatory disorders
  - Neoplasms of breast
  - Female reproductive: infectious, immunologic, and inflammatory disorders
  - Neoplasms of cervix, ovary, uterus, vagina, and vulva
  - Fertility and infertility
  - Menopause
  - Menstrual and endocrine disorders
  - Sexual dysfunction
  - Traumatic and mechanical disorders
• Multisystem Processes & Disorders (5%–10%)
  - Genetic disorders
  - Neoplasms of unknown primary
  - Nutrition and weight disorders
• - Social Sciences, Including Medical Ethics and Jurisprudence (1%–5%)

Physician Tasks

• Applying Foundational Science Concepts (5%–10%)
• Diagnosis: Knowledge Pertaining to History, Examination, Diagnostic Studies, and Patient Outcomes (45%–55%)
• Health Maintenance, Pharmacotherapy, Intervention, and Management (35%–45%)

Patient Age

• Birth to 17 years (5%–10%)
• 18 to 65 years (80%–90%)
• 66 years and older (5%–10%)