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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
with
LEAD AUTHORS
Robert Casanova, MD, MHPE, FACOG
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medical Education, Assistant Dean for Clinical Sciences
Curriculum, Assistant Vice Dean Medical Education Covenant Branch Campus, Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
Alice Chuang, MD, MEd, FACOG
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clerkship Director, University of North
Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Alice R. Goepfert, MD, FACOG
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical
Education and Designated Institutional Official, University of Alabama School of Medicine,
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Nancy A. Hueppchen, MD, MSc, FACOG
Associate Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Associate Dean for Undergraduate
Medical Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Patrice M. Weiss, MD, FACOG
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine,
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia
ORIGINAL AUTHORS
Charles R. B. Beckmann, MD, MHPE, FACOG
Former Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine,
Former Director, Offices of Ambulatory Care and of OB-GYN Academic Affairs, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Frank W. Ling, MD, FACOG
Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University School of
Medicine and Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee; Partner, Women’s Health
Specialists, PLLC, Germantown, Tennessee
William N.P. Herbert, MD, FACOG
Former William Norman Thornton Professor and Chair, Professor Emeritus, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Douglas W. Laube, MD, MEd, FACOG
Professor and former Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; Past President (2006–2007), American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Roger P. Smith, MD, FACOG
The Robert A. Munsick Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Medical Student
Education, Director, Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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The new lead authors would like to dedicate the eighth edition to
the original authors who paved the way with the first six editions
and invited us to collaborate on the seventh. We hope to continue
the long tradition with this edition. In addition, we would like to
dedicate this edition to the medical students who have inspired us
and to the women who, as patients, have entrusted us with their
care. Finally, we want to thank our families who supported us
through the edits and rewrites.
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About the Authors
Drs. Beckmann and Ling embarked on the project that would become
this textbook as a response to the conventional wisdom of the day that
medical students should “know all of Williams.” They decided that
this was unreasonable and opted to write a “core” textbook based on
the APGO Learning Objectives instead. The rules were simple: fully
address the objectives but only with essential information, not all that
the author knows (i.e., the task was to decide what NOT to include, a
much more difficult task than writing all you know). They also noted
a lot of "here at ... we do…" kind of text, also useless, and agreed not
to do that. In addition, they noted that many of the figures and some
tables really added nothing, hence the rule that a figure or table must
be able to "stand alone" and teach. If it could not pass that test, it was
not worthy of the book.
The first two editions were well received, but it was only when
they added information they knew students were being asked on
rounds (despite the first two rules) that the book gained its present
popularity.
Thus, from the earliest planning meetings for the first edition of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, the authors have remained focused on the
needs of the primary audience, medical students rotating through their
clerkship in this specialty. Having medical education as a primary
focus of their respective academic careers has made this team of
authors uniquely positioned to create an effective learning tool. In this
eighth edition, the “second generation” of leading ob/gyn clinician–
educators took over as lead authors for each chapter. They, too, have
dedicated their careers to enhancing the quality of women’s health
through medical education. As evidence of their collective
involvement and success in ob/gyn education, the author team
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features the following current and past achievements:
University Educational and Administrative Appointments
Department Chair 4
Department Vice-Chairs 5
Fellowship Directors 1
Residency Directors 8
Student Clerkship Directors 11
Assistant/Associate Deans 7
Department Director of Undergraduate Medical Education 2
President Academy of Educators 1
Designated Institution Official 1
Chief Medical Officer 1
National Organizations
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (College)
President 1
Committee Chair 3
District Chair 1
SASGOG Board 1
Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO)
President 3
Council Member 7
Undergraduate Medical Education Committee Chair 2
Undergraduate Medical Education Committee Member 7
Academic Scholars and Leaders, Scholar 4
Academic Scholars and Leaders, Faculty 2
Academic Scholars and Leaders, Advisors 6
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)
President 1
Vice President 1
Board Examiner 8
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Chairman of the Board 1
Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology
(CREOG)
Chairman 1
Vice Chair 1
Education Committee Chair 3
Council Member 4
Program Chair 3
InTraining Exam 2
Other National Educational Activities and Honor
National Test Committee Member 5
National Test Committee Reviewer 4
Peer-Reviewed Educational Research Publications 214
Medical Student Teaching Award 57
Resident Teaching Award 12
Resident Review Committee Member 5
District IV Mentor Award 2
The authors remain committed to not only including the most up-to-
date evidence-based information but also presenting it in a fashion
that meets the needs of the ever-evolving adult learner. This eighth
edition of Beckmann and Ling’s Obstetrics and Gynecology is the
latest step in our collective journey in the field of women’s health
education.
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