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Subspecialty Training Requirements in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology
and Infertility

2017

VERSION 2.0

These training requirements apply to those who begin training on or after July 1st, 2017.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology, or enrolment in a Royal College-accredited residency program in this area (see requirements for these qualifications). All candidates seeking certification in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (GREI) must be Royal College-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology in order to be eligible to write the Royal College certification examination in GREI.

MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Two years of approved residency training in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, in a Royal College-accredited program, a maximum of one year of which may be undertaken at the third or fourth year residency level during training for certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology. This period must include:

1. Clinical Residency

   Twelve (12) months of clinical residency in GREI

2. Research

   Four (4) months, or longitudinal equivalent, of scholarly activity relevant to GREI

3. Selectives

   Eight (8) months, or longitudinal equivalent, selected from at least two (2) of the following options, as approved by the program director, with a minimum one (1) month and a maximum six (6) months per selective:
   1. Minimally invasive surgery
   2. Medical endocrinology
   3. Pediatric and adolescent gynecology
   4. Menopause
   5. Urology/andrology
   6. Gynecologic ultrasound/radiology
   7. Genetics
   8. Clinical epidemiology and biostatistics
   9. Further scholarly activity relevant to GREI
   10. Bioethics
   11. Sex and couple therapy clinic

NOTES:

1. During the 2-year program, the resident must be provided with increasing responsibility in the care of patients and in the manual and interpretive skills that relate to GREI. The resident must have broad experience in the performance and supervision of technical procedures and use of equipment relevant to GREI.
2. Subspecialty Examination Affiliate Program (SEAP) eligibility requirements Through SEAP, international medical graduates who are not Royal College-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology are eligible to train in Royal College-accredited GREI training programs and are eligible to write the Royal College GREI subspecialty training examination. However, the SEAP route does not confer eligibility for Royal College subspecialty certification in GREI. Rather, SEAP candidates will receive an attestation of successful completion of the Royal College subspecialty examination, and they will have the option of becoming a Royal College Subspecialist Affiliate.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION

Royal College certification in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility requires all of the following:

1. Royal College certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology;
2. Successful completion of a 2-year Royal College-accredited program in GREI;
3. Design and completion of a scholarly research, quality improvement and patient safety, or educational project relevant to GREI during GREI training that is suitable for peer-reviewed publication or presentation at an academic meeting; and
4. Successful completion of the certification examination in GREI.

The 2-year program outlined above is to be regarded as the minimum training requirement. Additional year(s) of training may be required by the program director to ensure that clinical competence has been achieved.

This document is to be reviewed by the Specialty Committee in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility by December 31, 2018.

• Revised – 2011
• Revised – Specialty Committee – October 2012
• Clinician Educator review and editorial revisions – Office of Education – December 2012
• Approved – Specialty Standards Review Committee – April 2013
• Revised – Specialty Committee – September 2016
• Approved – Specialty Standards Review Committee – April 2017

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