Old Dominion University Program

Norfolk, VA

University YOG 8 Research Focused DO Friendly J1

Specialty:Obstetrics and gynecology

ACGME Code:2205121298

NRMP Code:2980220C0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency at Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University offers a comprehensive training program designed to create advocates for women's health and improve patient outcomes. This four-year ACGME-accredited program emphasizes the integration of education and community-based healthcare, ensuring that residents gain a diverse set of experiences across various clinical settings.

Residents will benefit from the program's integration into multiple hospitals and clinics, fostering opportunities for hands-on learning and research aimed at reducing healthcare disparities.

Curriculum

The curriculum is structured to provide a gradual increase in clinical responsibility over four years of training. Each year focuses on different core areas within obstetrics and gynecology, ensuring comprehensive preparation for board certification.

First Year

In the first year, residents rotate through essential clinical areas including internal medicine, obstetrics, benign gynecology, and continuity care clinics. Key learning outcomes for this year involve performing uncomplicated vaginal and Cesarean deliveries, along with minor and major gynecological surgeries.

Second Year

The second year introduces residents to more complex cases and greater involvement in surgical procedures. Interns will rotate through gynecologic oncology and family planning, enhancing their skills in surgical interventions.

Third Year

The third year focuses on advanced gynecologic surgery, specializing in reproductive endocrinology, urogynecology, and outpatient high-risk obstetrics. Residents begin to take on chief-level responsibilities in various clinical settings.

Fourth Year

During the final year, residents take full responsibility for patient management and significantly contribute to teaching newer residents and medical students, rounding out a well-rounded training experience.

Training Sites

The residents engage in a variety of clinical experiences across several key facilities, ensuring a diverse training background:

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

This is the primary teaching hospital and the only Level I trauma center in the area, handling around 3,000 deliveries annually. This extensive obstetrical training provides residents with high levels of responsibility and diverse pathology.

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

A leading pediatric care institution, this site allows residents to engage in the management of gynecological issues relating to pediatric patients.

Sentara Leigh Hospital

Focusing on advanced imaging and minimally invasive gynecological procedures, this facility enhances training in surgical approaches.

Shady Grove Fertility Jones Institute

This institute offers residents exposure to innovative assisted-reproductive technologies, integral for those pursuing specialties in reproductive endocrinology.

Research Opportunities

The program emphasizes the importance of research and offers translational research opportunities through a perinatal research program, strengthening residents' abilities as clinicians and scientists. This research endeavor aims to improve patient care and outcomes.

Application Requirements

Applicants aiming for a position in this highly competitive program must meet several requirements:

A passing score on the USMLE Step exams on the first attempt.
Completion of medical school within eight years prior to application.
A minimum of three letters of recommendation, including a dean’s letter.
International Medical Graduates require a valid ECFMG certificate.
The program only supports J-1 visas for international applicants.

Competitiveness

This program is known to be highly competitive, making it essential for applicants to present a strong application. The program has a reputation for being friendly towards both US and international medical graduates, providing opportunities for diverse candidates to apply.

Benefits and Support

Residents receive a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive stipends, wellness programs, and support services to promote work-life balance and mental health resources. The Wellness Works program provides residents access to support groups, counseling services, and leadership coaching.

Living in Hampton Roads

The vibrant Hampton Roads area comprises nine cities and five counties, providing residents with access to waterfront, historical attractions, and recreational activities. This region contributes significantly to a balanced lifestyle, fostering both personal and professional growth.

Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation3

Continued22

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation2

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 1, 2000
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 1, 2000
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 1, 2000
04	2003 - 2004	Probation	Oct 2, 2003
05	2004 - 2005	Probation	Oct 2, 2003
06	2005 - 2006	Full Accreditation	May 19, 2005
07	2006 - 2007	Full Accreditation	May 19, 2005
08	2007 - 2008	Full Accreditation	May 19, 2005
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Oct 2, 2008
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Oct 2, 2008

Program

Program Size

6, 6, 6, 6 (4 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 28, 2026)

Composition ^[2]

MD · 71%

DO · 24%

Non-U.S. IMG · 5%

Training

Fellowship Rate:40%^[2]

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 53%

Academic · 7%

Fellowship · 40%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 20 days^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 15 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $65,929^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 24 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 66 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:8^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

19%

Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University

10%

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

10%

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

10%

Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University

Incoming Schools % Tree Map

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

No data available for USMLE STEP 2 CK Score

No 2026 Applicant & Interview Insights available for this program.

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

No data available for USMLE
STEP 2 CK Score

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 2980220C0

2021

5 of 5

2022

5 of 5

2023

5 of 5

2024

5 of 5

2025

5 of 5

2026

6 of 6

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Publications

1 Publication (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

1 Publication (5 yr)

Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology2024

Successful Management of Spontaneous Unilateral Twin Ectopic Pregnancy With Two-Step Dose of Methotrexate.

Lauren A Forbes,¹Navya Nuthivana,¹Renee Morales,¹

PMID: 39188358doi.org/10.1155/2024/5543780

Location

Norfolk, VA ^[5]

Population

238,005

Median income

$62,382On par

Education

33.1%Above

Employment

55.8%Below

Health

9.4%Above

Age

32Below

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Norfolk, VA

State - Virginia

United States

1/31/2015

$962

$1,361

$1,193

2/28/2015

$967

$1,361

$1,199

3/31/2015

$965

$1,352

$1,206

4/30/2015

$966

$1,365

$1,213

5/31/2015

$967

$1,368

$1,228

6/30/2015

$971

$1,369

$1,233

7/31/2015

$969

$1,370

$1,235

8/31/2015

$968

$1,372

$1,241

9/30/2015

$967

$1,375

$1,245

10/31/2015

$971

$1,379

$1,253

11/30/2015

$976

$1,400

$1,259

12/31/2015

$980

$1,380

$1,263

1/31/2016

$978

$1,385

$1,275

2/29/2016

$977

$1,387

$1,279

3/31/2016

$974

$1,395

$1,282

4/30/2016

$976

$1,397

$1,285

5/31/2016

$975

$1,401

$1,291

6/30/2016

$977

$1,399

$1,294

7/31/2016

$980

$1,402

$1,295

8/31/2016

$984

$1,405

$1,303

9/30/2016

$986

$1,406

$1,307

10/31/2016

$988

$1,410

$1,311

11/30/2016

$987

$1,412

$1,312

12/31/2016

$992

$1,415

$1,313

1/31/2017

$994

$1,397

$1,317

2/28/2017

$999

$1,400

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,003

$1,410

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,004

$1,415

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,005

$1,419

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,009

$1,424

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,014

$1,427

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,017

$1,429

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,020

$1,433

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,024

$1,435

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,022

$1,437

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,017

$1,439

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,019

$1,443

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,027

$1,447

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,034

$1,448

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,042

$1,449

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,045

$1,452

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,048

$1,456

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,047

$1,459

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,049

$1,464

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,049

$1,468

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,050

$1,473

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,064

$1,478

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,072

$1,485

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,079

$1,488

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,074

$1,491

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,074

$1,495

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,076

$1,500

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,081

$1,503

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,084

$1,507

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,091

$1,511

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,095

$1,514

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,102

$1,518

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,108

$1,520

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,107

$1,523

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,112

$1,526

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,114

$1,529

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,123

$1,534

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,126

$1,526

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,130

$1,542

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,137

$1,537

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,142

$1,534

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,148

$1,535

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,154

$1,539

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,156

$1,534

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,166

$1,541

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,180

$1,551

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,188

$1,556

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,197

$1,561

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,200

$1,560

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,214

$1,562

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,228

$1,574

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,238

$1,594

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,253

$1,615

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,268

$1,637

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,284

$1,659

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,299

$1,678

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,308

$1,704

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,311

$1,709

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,326

$1,723

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,336

$1,727

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,358

$1,747

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,361

$1,758

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,369

$1,776

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,379

$1,793

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,391

$1,805

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,405

$1,815

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,417

$1,819

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,430

$1,825

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,434

$1,825

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,439

$1,829

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,436

$1,835

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,445

$1,856

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,448

$1,869

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,460

$1,878

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,467

$1,885

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,473

$1,877

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,469

$1,882

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,464

$1,886

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,463

$1,893

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,474

$1,903

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,489

$1,903

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,500

$1,921

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,505

$1,909

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,501

$1,908

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,505

$1,913

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,519

$1,909

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,528

$1,918

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,536

$1,929

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,539

$1,945

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,558

$1,954

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,572

$1,978

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,574

$1,966

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,576

$1,962

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,579

$1,955

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,586

$1,964

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,596

$1,964

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,606

$1,980

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,606

$1,982

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,610

$1,976

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,616

$1,979

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,630

$1,988

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,633

$1,979

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,638

$1,982

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,646

$1,988

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,654

$2,010

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,664

$2,013

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,676

$2,006

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,687

$2,006

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,696

$1,978

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

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Region - Norfolk, VA

State - Virginia

United States

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FAQ

Old Dominion University Program

Overview

Overview

Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Training Sites

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Sentara Leigh Hospital

Shady Grove Fertility Jones Institute

Research Opportunities

Application Requirements

Competitiveness

Benefits and Support

Living in Hampton Roads

Web sources

SmartPick

Program data

Program

Training

Quality of Life

Admission

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Match History Matched positions of the program in previous years [4]

Roster

Publications

Successful Management of Spontaneous Unilateral Twin Ectopic Pregnancy With Two-Step Dose of Methotrexate.

Location

FAQ

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Nearby programs

Other specialties near Norfolk, VA

References

Match History ^[4]