Rutgers Health-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program

Program Identity & Fit

Rutgers/RWJMS is a university-based academic OB/GYN program in New Brunswick, NJ, selecting a small class of five residents per year and offering structured exposure to all subspecialties (REI, MFM, Gynecologic Oncology, FPMRS, Complex Family Planning) alongside a required scholarly/research project. The program explicitly emphasizes a robust family planning and abortion-care training track, and resident testimonials repeatedly highlight strong subspecialty exposure and cohesion within a small class as central to the experience. Institutional infrastructure supports global health, health equity, and underserved-population work (HIPHOP, SATHI, Eric B. Chandler Health Center, asylum clinic, Community Interpreter Project), reflecting a program identity oriented toward community engagement and culturally-attentive care rather than pure high-volume tertiary throughput. The program frames itself as preparing generalist OB/GYNs who are fully competent across the field while "kindling" academic and fellowship interest for those who want it, valuing well-roundedness, collegiality, and comfort providing comprehensive reproductive services including abortion care.