Primary Written Exam References
This list is not all-inclusive, but is intended to give exam candidates a place to start as they prepare for the Written Exam in the primary specialty of Obstetrics & Gynecology. When multiple editions exist, please reference the most current edition.
General OB-GYN
- ACOG Clinical Guidance (e.g. Clinical Consensuses, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Committee Opinions, Practice Bulletins, etc.). By the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
- ACOG PROLOG Series. By the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Obstetrics/Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Creasy & Resnik’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice. By Robert Resnik, Robert Creasy, et al.
- Obstetric Imaging: Fetal Diagnosis and Care. By Joshua Copel, et al.
- (Gabbe’s) Obstetrics: Normal & Problem Pregnancies. By Steven Gabbe, et al.
- Williams Obstetrics. By F. Gary Cunningham, et al.
Gynecology
- Berek & Novak’s Gynecology. By Jonathan Berek.
- Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology. By Victoria Handa and Linda Van Le.
- Williams Gynecology. By Barbara Hoffman, et al.
- Menopause.org
- ERASSociety.org
Gynecologic Oncology
- Berek & Hacker’s Gynecologic Oncology. By Jonathan Berek and Neville Hacker.
- (DiSaia’s) Clinical Gynecologic Oncology. By Philip DiSaia, et al.
- American Cancer Society
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
- (Speroff’s) Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology & Infertility. By Leon Speroff and Marc Fritz.
- Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. By Shlomo Melmed, et al.
Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
- (Karram’s) Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. By Mickey Karram and Mark Walters.
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine/Osteopathic Principles & Practice
- Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine. By Michael Seffinger.
- Greenman’s Principles of Manual Medicine. By Lisa DeStefano.