Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency

Program Director's Welcome

Thank you for your interest in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency program at Memorial Healthcare System. Memorial Healthcare System is a large public healthcare system offering a unique blend of urban and community clinical experiences coupled with academic excellence. We are excited for you to get to know us and to learn about our program and the outstanding training opportunity it affords.

Our mission is clear: The Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency program at Memorial Healthcare System exists to train and mentor a highly skilled and equitable workforce of outstanding physicians to provide complex obstetric and gynecologic care to our diverse South Florida community, with a commitment to excellence and health equity.

We look forward to you getting to know our dedicated faculty and residents as you enter the next phase of your medical career.

Robert Hunter, MD

• Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest county healthcare systems in the United States.
• The program is based in Broward County at both Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood and Memorial Hospital West, in Pembroke Pines.
• Fours residents per year.
• 24/7 OB/GYN Hospitalist coverage at both hospitals. Coverage with multiple providers simultaneously ensures that education is emphasized and that service demands do not take precedence over educational objectives.
• Large obstetrics and gynecology surgery volumes. Over 60% of all babies born in Broward County are delivered at Memorial Healthcare System Hospitals. Approximately 8,000 deliveries are performed annually at Memorial Hospital West and Memorial Regional combined. Approximately 600 laparoscopic hysterectomies of all types were performed annually.
• The Placenta Accreta Spectrum program at Memorial Regional Hospital provides the residents with complex obstetrical medical and surgical experience. The program currently averages 1 accreta delivery per week and is growing in volume on a yearly basis.
• Great patient diversity and an exciting range of pathology which reflects the demographic diversity of South Florida.
• Residents are trained in the concepts of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety and participate in Peer Review, Patient Safety Committees, and Root Cause Analyses. Residents have the opportunity to participate in QI projects during their training.
• Memorial Regional Hospital’s Mothers in Recovery (MIR) program helps expecting moms struggling with drugs and/or alcohol safely withdraw from substance abuse, and supports them in meeting their recovery goals.
• Resident Wellness Days and Annual Resident Retreat

About Memorial Regional Hospital

Memorial Regional Hospital, the flagship facility of Memorial Healthcare System, is one of the largest hospitals in Florida, with a reputation for advanced medicine and technology. The 863-bed hospital is one of six Level 1 Trauma Centers in the state qualified to treat the most severe, life-threatening injuries.

• Level IV NICU shares campus with Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital/Neonatal Resuscitation
• Placenta Accreta Spectrum Program
• Mothers in Recovery program
• 1 OB/GYN Hospitalist 24 hours/ day
  
• 1 OB/GYN Hospitalist 16 hours/ day
  
• 1 CNM 24 hours/ day