OBGYN Skills Lab

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Anatomy

• Internal Pelvic Anatomy
• Vulvar Anatomy

Physical Exams

• Breast Exam (Vertical Strip Method)
• Self Breast Exam
• Pelvic Exam
• Pelvic Exam Variations
• Pap Smear
• Avoiding Breast Exam Errors
• Avoiding Self Breast Exam Errors
• Avoiding Pelvic Exam Errors

Obstetrics

• Pregnancy
• Pregnant Abdomen Exam
• Pelvic Exam During Labor
• Amniotomy
• Vaginal Delivery
• Episiotomy
• Cesarean Section
• Shoulder Dystocia
• Circumcision

Surgery

• Introduction to Knot Tying and Suturing in Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Scrub, Gown & Glove Procedures
• Opening an Abdomen
• Closing an Abdomen
• How to Suture a Wound
• Suturing
• Hysterectomy

Bedside Procedures

• Foley Catheter
• Wet Mount
• Drawing Blood
• Initiate an IV
• Starting an IV in a Field Setting
• Inserting a Nasogastric Tube
• Using an Oropharyngeal Airway
• Managing a Seizure
• Managing Hemorrhagic Shock

Office Procedures

• Bartholin Cyst
• Vulvar Biopsy
• Colposcopy
• Cryosurgery
• IM Injection
• Subcutaneous Injection
• HPV Injection
• TB Skin Test

Contraception

• Fitting a Contraceptive Diaphragm
• IUD Insertion and Removal

I developed the OBGYN Skills Lab to provide video training material to 3rd year medical students, and others training in introductory women's health care. These mostly 5-minute videos will strengthen understanding of many basic procedures, and prepare students for performing these procedures.

On-screen education can't substitute for in-person, hands-on training under supervision, but I hope that by reviewing these videos, you'll be better prepared for your clinical experience.

Of course, there are usually many good ways to perform any particular procedure, and I'm generally just showing you one of them. I expect your professors will show you some additional techniques, and some of them will seem easier for you or better for the patient. That's fine. Part of the Art of Medicine is the knowledge of different ways of doing things, and what works best in your hands.

The videos are a mix of mpeg and wmv files that were designed to play on an IBM-compatible computer. I've tested them with my MacBook OSX, and they seem to work fine on that system, too, after downloading a free Windows Media Player for OSX from Microsoft.

This material is C. 2010, Brookside Associates, Ltd.