Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Vanderbilt's OB/GYN residency is a large, university-based, tertiary/quaternary referral program (expanding to seven residents per class) built around a comprehensive academic department with active fellowships in MIGS, MFM, and FPMRS, and anticipated fellowships in gynecologic oncology and addiction medicine. Training progresses from intern-level, one-on-one instruction in low-risk obstetrics and ambulatory care toward increasing subspecialty exposure and autonomy, culminating in a chief year functioning as junior attending across gynecologic oncology, operative gynecology, MFM, and urogynecology services. As a Ryan Residency Training Program site, the department places explicit emphasis on family planning and abortion training, including a dedicated intern rotation and funded out-of-state training option; residents also complete a required scholarly project supported by institutional research infrastructure (Research Committee pilot funding, Translational and Quantitative Sciences divisions). The program explicitly states it values team-based clinical care, performance in high-acuity settings, leadership, service commitment, and research productivity, and its graduates pursue both fellowship training and academic or private practice careers.