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Only 12 of 177 U.S. residents (6.8%) felt adequately prepared to manage menopause, and 31.3% of responding ob-gyn residency programs had a menopause curriculum.
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Only 12 of 177 residents felt prepared to manage menopause.
In a survey of U.S. residents in family medicine, internal medicine and ob-gyn, only 12 of 177 (6.8%) felt adequately prepared to manage menopause. Among ob-gyn residency programs that responded to a 2022 survey, 31.3% had a menopause curriculum. It's not you. It's a training gap. Walk in with your pattern: dates, symptoms and what helped.
Only 12 of 177 (6.8%) U.S. family medicine, internal medicine and ob-gyn residents felt adequately prepared to manage menopause.
Kling et al., Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 201931.3% of responding U.S. ob-gyn residency programs reported a menopause curriculum.
Allen et al., Menopause, 2023Kling JM et al. Menopause Management Knowledge in Postgraduate Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019;94(2):242-253.
Read the sourceAllen JT et al. Needs assessment of menopause education in United States obstetrics and gynecology residency training programs. Menopause. 2023;30(10):1002-1005.
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