Christiana Care Health Services Program

Program Identity & Fit

ChristianaCare's OB/GYN residency is a four-year, independent program embedded in a large, non-sectarian academic-community health system in Newark, Delaware, serving a broad catchment spanning Delaware, southern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and Maryland with a full acuity range from routine to high-risk obstetrics. The program is distinguished by significant subspecialty exposure—gynecologic oncology with in-house chemotherapy and multicenter cooperative group trials, active reproductive endocrinology/infertility, and a robust maternal-fetal medicine service with extensive ultrasound and Doppler training—supported by affiliation with Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University for teaching and fellowship pathways. A structured three-year longitudinal resident research project culminating in an annual research symposium, combined with a dedicated global health distinction track and quality/safety curricula (ACT, LEED-R), signals a program that values residents who can balance clinical volume with scholarly and leadership development. Very high stated fellowship placement rates and integrated pediatric/adolescent gynecology (via duPont Hospital for Children) and geriatric consultation experience further indicate a program oriented toward producing subspecialty-competitive graduates rather than a strict generalist/community-practice pipeline.