Four-Year ACGME Accredited Program | Six Residents per Year/24 Residents | No Research Year
Program Advantages
Please see the complete list of residency benefits which can be found on our Stipends and Benefits page.
Clinics are scheduled Monday through Friday.
| A.M. | P.M. | |
| Monday | High Risk Obstetrics (HROB) | Continuity Clinic |
| Tuesday | Continuity Clinic | Continuity Clinic |
| Wednesday | Continuity Clinic | Continuity Clinic |
| Thursday | Continuity Clinic | |
| Friday | Resident Education | Acute Care & Continuity Clinic |
PGY1
Resident's Choice
PGY2
Resident's Choice
PGY3
Resident's Choice +
CREOG Leadership Workshop
PGY4
Ultrasound CME Course
Monday - Thursday
Morning Report 7:00 a.m.
Monday
Primary Care topic
Tuesday
OB or REI topic
Wednesday
MFM topic
Thursday
GYN topic
Friday
Department Grand Rounds & Resident Education
7:30 - Noon (see monthly education schedule)
Fridays 7:30 a.m. to Noon
Week 1
Gynecologic Oncology topic
Preop/Chief Rounds
Resident Business Meeting
Week 2
Department meeting
MFM
Ultrasound Series
Sim Lab
Week 3
MFM
Case List Review
Resident Grand Rounds
OB/GYN Topic Review
Week 4
Sim Lab
M&M Review
GYN Faculty lecture
Journal Club
Akron, Ohio
Year Founded: 1825 | Population: 198,148 | Area 62.4 square miles | Mayor: Daniel Horrigan
Akron is located approximately 35 miles south of Cleveland. It lies within a 500- mile radius of 42 major U.S. cities, where 57 percent of the country's population and 60 percent of the country's buying power are found.
Northeast Ohio is home to 26 fortune 1,000 company headquarters, including Goodyear, Lubrizol, J.M. Smucker, Progressive Insurance, and Sherwin Williams. Also, Northeast Ohio is a national leader in polymer and liquid crystal research and development.
The Greater Akron Area is a welcoming community rich in heritage and cultural diversity, offering big-city amenities with a hometown feel in one of America's most affordable metropolitan areas. Residents have convenient access to a number of well-known recreational activities.
Professional sports teams:
Cleveland Browns Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Guardians
Akron RubberDucks (Guardians minor league team) Lake Erie Monsters (American Hockey League)
Museums & attractions:
Cleveland Browns Akron Art Museum Cleveland Orchestra Professional Football Hall of Fame
Akron Symphony Museum of Contemporary Art Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Blossom Music Center Playhouse Square The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Natural History The John S. Night enter
Outdoor parks, Activities and Entertainment for each season:
Akron Zoo Cuyahoga Valley National Park Portage Lakes
Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm PGA Bridgestone Senior Tournament
Cedar Point Amusement Park Lock 3 (live music and entertainment park) Summit county Metro Parks
Cleveland Zoo Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail Various biking, hiking and camping sites
Near by airports for convenient travel:
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport & Akron Canton Regional Airport
The high case volume at the Akron Campus enables our residents to more than meet the case numbers set by the ACGME. With resident engagement in the OR from the first day of residency, residents can expect to amass an excellent portfolio of procedure experience by the time of graduation. Below is an example of typical case counts averaged from recent graduates.
Case Category Summa Chief Resident Case Count ACGME Required Case Count
Spontaneous Delivery 282 200
Cesarean Delivery 237 145
Operative Vaginal Delivery 40 15
Obstetric Ultrasound 136 50
Abdominal Hysterectomy 28 15
Vaginal Hysterectomy 20 15
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy 102 15
Total Hysterectomy 150 85
Incontinence & Pelvic Floor 76 25
Cystoscopy 62 10
Laparoscopy 113 60
Operative Hysterectomy 77 40
Abortion 41 20
Transvaginal Ultrasound 328 50
Surgery for Invasive Cancer 43 25
