Text Box: High-Volume Obstetrics Training Valuable Text Box: Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Text Box: Obstetrics Text Box: innovations to Waukesha Memorial Hospital, including the active management of the third stage of labor. Finally, our faculty are frequently asked to serve on multi-disciplinary groups to help foster better communication and optimal patient care. Text Box: High Volume, High Quality Waukesha Family Medicine residents participate in 5 ˝ blocks of obstetrics training, gaining valuable experience with low– and high-risk pregnancies. Since the Waukesha Family Medicine program is unopposed and training takes place in a high-volume community setting, our residents are precepted by residency faculty, community Family Physicians, and community obstetricians. Residents participate in 94% of the approximately 2400 vaginal deliveries per year at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, and ultimately graduate with 200-250 vaginal deliveries. Residents experience vacuum-assisted deliveries, forceps deliveries, and act as first assistant at c-sections. Some residents have gone on to obtain c-section privileges after graduation as well. Nationally Recognized Text Box: Faculty. All of our faculty practice obstetrics and are ALSO instructors, including nationally recognized ALSO Advisory Faculty. Our faculty speak to national and international groups on obstetrics as invited speakers. Our program is at the forefront of Evidence-Based Medicine in obstetrics, and have introduced Text Box: managed shoulder dystocia and postpartum hemorrhage, and routinely cite the ALSO course as having increased their confidence in these situations. All of our faculty are ALSO instructors, and we run our own course in-house. Text Box: Each of our residents take the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics course (ALSO) in the fall of their first year. This enhances their obstetric skills and makes them more comfortable handling emergencies on Labor and Delivery. During each block of Text Box: obstetrics training residents have a review and hands-on test of ALSO principles and have the opportunity to teach junior residents, helping to solidify their skills in ALSO and in teaching. Residents have successfully Text Box: What Others have to say: “Waukesha Memorial has a strong and solid family practice program.  The collective experience of the nursing staff on OB and GYN is one of collaboration and partnership with the Family Medicine residents and faculty.  We feel a great deal of pride and ownership in the great family physicians the program has produced.” Robbie Sonnentag, Clincal Manager, Labor and Delivery, Waukesha Memorial Hospital Text Box: Waukesha Family Medicine Residency Program Text Box: Awesome Graduates, Awesome Service, Awesome Environment