Open AccessSmoking cessation education and training in obstetrics and gynecology residency programs in the United States
Author(s) -
Liz Nims,
Timothy R. Jordan,
James H. Price,
Joseph A. Dake,
Jagdish Khubchandani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_451_18
Subject(s) - medicine , smoking cessation , family medicine , curriculum , obstetrics and gynaecology , competence (human resources) , residency training , cronbach's alpha , medical education , pregnancy , continuing education , psychology , pedagogy , social psychology , clinical psychology , pathology , biology , genetics , psychometrics
OB/GYN physicians should be involved in providing smoking cessation counseling to their patients who smoke, especially pregnant patients. However, the smoking cessation practices of OB/GYN physicians seem to be dependent on their education and training and not much is known about their training during medical school. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the smoking cessation education provided by OB/GYN residency training programs in the United States.