Top Ranked OB Programs

[GynGirl2008]

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Does anyone have any idea what the time 10 programs in the country for OB are? People are constantly asking me that and I really don't know. I hear a couple of places mentioned a lot but I am not sure. I hear Univ of Utah, Univ of Washington, OHSU, Brigham and Women's and Northwestern thrown around a lot. Anyone else have an opinion?

 

[chrisisinnocent]

This is a decent reference for academic Ob/Gyn departments:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/award/rank/MedSchool_Departments.cfm?Department=OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY

NIH money isn't everything but it's a good indicator. Obviously this does not apply to community programs.

 

[drkewl]

another way of doing it is to find out where chiefs are receiving fellowship interviews... a place where someone has landed 15 MFM interviews, is well regarded and indicative of a residency's 'reputation'

i assume you are going for reputation... as for overall 'best', that is highly subjective and will differ widely depending on who you talk to.

 

[med7777]

This is my take on the top 9 residency programs based on reputation from what I gathered from attendings, residents, and medical students. I believe that the top 10 programs based on reputation will be different from the top 10 popular programs. I think geography plays an important role (if not more important) than the reputation of a program. I already spent four miserable years in bone chilling coldness for graduate school (I went to Mayo and took a few years off) and want sunshine, water, and mountains for a change!

In no particular order:
(top 9 because I can't think of anymore at this time)

BWH/MGH-Boston, MA
UTSW/Parkland-Dallas, TX
UNC-Chapel Hill, NC
UCSF-San Francisco, CA
Northwestern-Chicago, IL
UW-Seattle, WA
Brown-Providence, RI
UAB-Birmingham, AL
Pitt-Pittsburgh, PA

I did not include Mayo on the list above for residency programs but I would say it is a top 3 fellowship program for gynecologic oncology. Mayo Clinic is more of a place you would go for fellowship or a faculty position (I heard this is true across specialties).

 

[Quink]

This is my take on the top 9 residency programs based on reputation from what I gathered from attendings, residents, and medical students. I believe that the top 10 programs based on reputation will be different from the top 10 popular programs. I think geography plays an important role (if not more important) than the reputation of a program. I already spent four miserable years in bone chilling coldness for graduate school (I went to Mayo and took a few years off) and want sunshine, water, and mountains for a change!

In no particular order:
(top 9 because I can't think of anymore at this time)

BWH/MGH-Boston, MA
UTSW/Parkland-Dallas, TX
UNC-Chapel Hill, NC
UCSF-San Francisco, CA
Northwestern-Chicago, IL
UW-Seattle, WA
Brown-Providence, RI
UAB-Birmingham, AL
Pitt-Pittsburgh, PA

I did not include Mayo on the list above for residency programs but I would say it is a top 3 fellowship program for gynecologic oncology. Mayo Clinic is more of a place you would go for fellowship or a faculty position (I heard this is true across specialties).

Hopkins?