Block Electives
Experiences in general obstetrics and gynecology are available at St. Joe’s Hospital (SJH) and McMaster University Medical Centre (MUMC). The electives are two weeks in length and are subject to certain dates and times of the year. Electives in our sub-specialties are available in: maternal fetal medicine, reproductive endocrinology, gyne-oncology, urogynecology and sexual health. All divisions are available year round, with the exception of the sexual health elective. The sexual health elective is available for a maximum of two weeks only and is subject to certain dates. It follows the same schedule as the general electives availability schedule. Other electives (sub-specialty) are available year round and for two weeks in length, depending on the specialty.
For more information, please review our list of divisions below:
Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM)
Clerks only. You will work with a team of four high-risk obstetric physicians under the supervision of Dr. M. Morais in the 4B Clinic at MUMC.
Must complete core rotation in OBGYN prior to applying for this elective.
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (REI)
You will work with a team of physicians at the ONE Fertility Burlington clinic in Burlington, Ontario or with Dr. R. Cepeda at the Hart Fertility Clinic in Hamilton, Ontario.
Gynecologic Oncology (Gyne Onc)
You will work with a team of five physicians at the Juravinski Cancer Centre, located in the Juravinski Hospital, under the supervision of Dr. W. Jimenez.
Sexual Health
This is a community experience in sexual medicine, colposcopy, TA clinic and optional call. You will work under the supervision of Dr. D. Costescu in Hamilton, Ontario at both MUMC and Juravinski Hospital.
Urogynecology
Clerks only. You will work under the supervision of Drs. Malabarey and Best at MUMC or Juravinski Hospital.
Elective requests by McMaster undergraduate students must be made through MedSIS. Please allow approximately three months for processing. Post MF4 requests will run through the undergraduate medical education (UGME) lottery.
Horizontal Electives
As an introduction to general Ob/Gyn, we offer first-year students the opportunity to experience labour (L&D) and delivery for a maximum of one night shift at SJH or MUMC. Shifts on L&D are from 5 p.m. to midnight. Our L&D elective will be run through a lottery.
Please email the undergraduate coordinator should you have any questions.
We also offer experience in the TA clinic at Juravinski Hospital.