Ob/Gyn Students

International Medical Graduates

Special laws and regulations apply to international medical graduates who wish to enter the United States to undertake graduate medical education. MAHEC's policies and procedures regarding graduates of international medical schools comply with federal and state laws and regulations and MAHEC's commitment to graduate medical education.

Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada must have a currently valid certificate from the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Applicants must successfully pass both Step 1 (basic medical) and Step 2 (clinical knowledge) of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).

While MAHEC does not sponsor a visa, the international medical graduate applicant must also possess a current/valid visa option or other status governed by the US Immigration Regulations to participate in a GME program.

Finally, the North Carolina Medical Board requires that physicians who are graduates of schools that are not accredited by the LCME or the AOA (foreign medical schools) must be individually certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, have successfully completed at least three years of accredited graduate medical training, and have passed the USMLE or its equivalent to be eligible for application for full licensure. An international medical graduate must complete all other application requirements required by MAHEC and the GME program.

Medical Student Rotations

Medical students from UNC-CH regularly rotate through our residency program as third years.

We welcome and encourage fourth year students who are interested in the field of OB/Gyn to spend four weeks with us during an away rotation in Asheville. Please call Nioma Lawson at (828) 771-5511 or send an email.

MAHEC Fourth Year Medical Student OB Rotations (4 week rotations)

Maternal-Fetal Medicine:
Medical students on this rotation will experience the full breadth of Maternal-Fetal Medicine practiced in Western North Carolina. Responsibilities include the following:
• Management of inpatient antepartum patients
• Participating in the care of patients in the resident High Risk Obstetrics Clinic
• Participating in the care of patients with attending faculty in the MFM Outreach Clinics
• Attending Prenatal Diagnosis Clinics and spending designated time with the various professionals in that clinic:
  Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialists
  Diagnostic Ultrasonographers
  Genetic Counselors
• Participating in the care of patients on Labor and Delivery
• Participating in the Monthly Multidisciplinary Fetal Board Conference
• Taking overnight call with the Obstetrics team

Ambulatory Care OB/GYN:
Responsibilities include time in various specialty clinics:
• Obstetrics Clinic
• High Risk Obstetrics Clinic
• Gynecology Clinic
• GYN Procedures Clinic (colposcopy/LEEP)
• Reproductive Endocrinology Clinic
• Breast Clinic
• Asthma Clinic
• Teen Obstetrics Clinic
• Behavioral Medicine Clinic

Gynecologic Oncology:
• Responsibilities include rounding with the oncology team in the mornings and afternoons on hospital patients, assisting on GYN-ONC patient surgeries, clinic time with Oncology attendings, lectures with oncology team regarding specific topics, morning conferences (tumor board)