Creighton University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This Phoenix-based OB-GYN program is built around two safety-net/tertiary hospitals, Valleywise Health Medical Center and Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, both explicitly mission-driven toward caring for poor and underserved patients, giving residents heavy exposure to high-acuity obstetrics, trauma-adjacent gynecologic care, and complex tertiary subspecialty services (gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, reproductive endocrinology, maternal-fetal medicine-level high-risk OB). The curriculum is structured for progressive autonomy across four years, with PGY3 residents notably rotating through private-practice subspecialist offices and PGY4s assuming full patient-care management, reflecting a deliberate blend of public-hospital acuity and private-practice exposure. Numerous affiliate sites (ambulatory surgery centers, reproductive health associates, urogynecology group) round out a broad-based clinical experience rather than a narrow research or academic identity. The program appears to value residents comfortable serving underserved, high-acuity populations while also building competence for varied post-residency practice settings, from fellowship subspecialization to private practice.