The American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society-reinvigorating for the 21st century

Laurel W Rice; Charles J Lockwood; Maureen Phipps; John O L Delancey; Ronald D Alvarez; Marcelle I Cedars

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.12.038

The American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society-reinvigorating for the 21st century

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Apr;220(4):365.e1-365.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.12.038. Epub 2019 Jan 6.

Authors

Laurel W Rice¹, Charles J Lockwood², Maureen Phipps³, John O L Delancey⁴, Ronald D Alvarez⁵, Marcelle I Cedars⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Electronic address: lwrice@wisc.edu.
² Dean, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
⁶ Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

PMID: 30625296
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.12.038

Abstract

The American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS) has the potential to serve as a unifying organization to advocate for women's reproductive health care, education, and research. This report reviews a strategic plan designed to reinvigorate AGOS to address, together with our partner organizations, the ever more pressing issues and challenges in women's reproductive health.

Keywords: American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society; reproductive health; strategic plan; training in OBGYN; women's health research.

MeSH terms

Gynecology*
Humans
Obstetrics*
Reproductive Health Services
Reproductive Health*
Reproductive Rights*
Research
Societies, Medical*
Strategic Planning*
United States
Women's Health Services
Women's Health*