PGY 1
Residents in the first year of training receive extensive clinical experience on the inpatient service and in ambulatory settings. Ambulatory settings include O'Toole Outpatient Services, with satellites in Chelsea and Chinatown and the New York Foundling Hospital.. At these sites, residents learn to provide primary care to pregnant and non-pregnant women. These sites account for over 12,000 ambulatory visits in obstetrics and 5,000 ambulatory visits in gynecology. First year residents also fulfill primary care requirements in medicine, geriatrics, intensive care units, and the emergency room.

PGY 2
Residents in the second year concentrate on the subspecialty areas of oncology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, maternal-fetal medicine, ultrasound, pathology, and neonatal intensive care.

PGY 3
The third year is devoted to gynecologic surgery and learning to formulate a treatment plan to make pre-, intra-, and post-operative decisions. Residents become proficient with general gynecologic procedures, as well as with the subspecialties of microsurgery, laser surgery, hysterectomy, pelviscopy, and advanced operative laparoscopy.

PGY 4
The fourth year offers the resident the opportunity to assume overall responsibility for the obstetrical and gynecologic service areas, including oversight of ambulatory sessions and supervision of junior residents and medical students. Chief residents are granted leave and provided funds for a medical conference. A New York Medical College appointment at the rank of Instructor is offered to all chief residents.