Welcome to ETSU's Quillen College of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Interest Group!

Please visit us often for more information on the specialty, planned activities, residencies, and organizations focused on women's health.


See below for upcoming events.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Upcoming Events

October:
We have a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) coming to speak with us on Wednesday, October 13, 12pm-1pm, Small Auditorium.

Our Speaker is Norman A. Assad, MD, FRCS (C), Fertility Services Division Director.

Dr. Assad is a board-certified obstretician and gynecologist and is a specialist in reproductive and menopausal medicine. He has been practicing medicine in the Tri-Cities since 2002 and joined the staff of ETSU Physicians and Associates - OB/GYN in January 2005 and is an associate professor at East Tennessee State University's James H. Quillen College of Medicine. A member of the American Society for Reproductive Technologies, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparascopy, Dr. Assad earned his medical degree and completed residency training at The University of Western Ontario. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. He is also a Certified Menopause Practitioner with the North American Menopause Society.


November:


We have the pleasure of welcoming the Chair of the OB/GYN Department at ETSU, Thomas Jernigan, MD, MA. Dr Jernigan has practiced in Johnson City for 31 years, and can regale us in his varied experiences as an OB/GYN.

As a founding member of the North American Menopause Society, Dr Jernigan will give us a discussion of the Perimenopause/Menopause Timeframe on November 10.

While Lunch will not be provided, this event will satisfy one of the course requirements for "Careers in Medicine" on November 10th, 12p to 1p in the Small Auditorium.

We are going to try to arrange another Pelvic/Birthing SimLab in November


December: Suture Workshop