Cooper Medical School of Rowan University-Cooper University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Cooper's OB-GYN residency is a university-affiliated, tertiary-level program anchored at Cooper University Hospital, a Regional Perinatal Center serving as the primary receiving site for maternal transports from Southern New Jersey, with 2,200-2,500 annual deliveries, over 50% high-risk obstetric admissions, and one of the largest Gynecologic Oncology services in the Delaware Valley (affiliated with MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper). High-acuity subspecialty exposure is reinforced by in-house fellowships in Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, giving residents structured contact with fellows and complex surgical volume beyond typical categorical training. The program explicitly frames graduates for fellowship, academic medicine, or private practice, with an active departmental research division spanning perinatal outcomes, placenta accreta spectrum, urogynecology, and cancer-in-pregnancy registries, alongside dedicated resident QI/PI projects. Its stated mission emphasizes serving a heterogeneous, often underserved Camden-area population with an emphasis on community service, teamwork, and resilience rather than pure academic prestige.