A national survey of medical school obstetrics and gynecology departments, 1965 to 1975.

Representatives of 108 departments of obstetrics and gynecology completed a written questionnaire in 1976 designed to assess the changes that had occurred in the teaching resources of the departments for the years 1965, 1970, and 1975. There was a statistically significant increase in the number of students per clerkship during that decade. In addition, there was an increase in the numbers of full-time faculty members, residents, beds, and patients. As a consequence, the teaching ratios improved. This might explain in part the increased numbers of medical students selecting obstetrics and gynecology as a career.