Editing Obstetrics and gynaecology (section)

===United States===
[[File:Handgriffe.JPG|thumb|[[Leopold's maneuvers]]]]According to the [[American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology]] (ABOG), which is responsible for issuing OB-GYN certifications in the United States, the first step to OB-GYN certification is completing medical school to receive an MD or DO degree.<ref name="ABOG_certification">{{Cite web |title= Overview for Specialty Certification |url=https://www.abog.org/specialty-certification/overview|access-date=2021-12-08|website=American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology|language=en}}</ref> From there doctors must complete a four-year OB-GYN residency program approved by the [[Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education]] (ACGME).<ref name="ABOG_certification" /><ref name="UI_certification">{{Cite web |title=Education, Training, and Certification for OBGYN|url=https://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments/academic-departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/education/medical-student-education/obgyn-student-interest-group/education-training-and-certification-for-obgyn/|access-date=2021-12-08 |language=en-US | publisher = The University of Illinois College of Medicine }}</ref> For the 2021 [[Electronic Residency Application Service]] (ERAS) match, there were 277 OB-GYN residency programs accepting applicants.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-11|title=ERAS 2021 Participating Specialties & Programs|url=https://services.aamc.org/eras/erasstats/par/display.cfm?NAV_ROW=PAR&SPEC_CD=220|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Electronic Residency Application Service|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111015206/https://services.aamc.org/eras/erasstats/par/display.cfm?NAV_ROW=PAR&SPEC_CD=220|archive-date=2021-01-11}}</ref>

In their fourth year of residency, with an affidavit from their director to confirm program completion, OB-GYN residents can choose whether to begin the board certification process by applying to take the ABOG Qualifying Exam, which is a written test.<ref name="ABOG_requirements">{{Cite web |title= Speciality Certification Requirements |url=https://www.abog.org/specialty-certification/requirements|access-date=2021-12-08|website=American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology|language=en}}</ref> If residents pass the Qualifying Exam, demonstrating they possess the knowledge and skills to potentially become certified OB-GYNs, they are then eligible to sit for the oral Certification Exam.<ref name="ABOG_requirements" /> Prior to the Certification Exam, residents must also gather a list of patient cases they've worked on throughout their residency in order to demonstrate their competence and experience in OB-GYN patient care.<ref name="ABOG_certification" />

Residents then sit for the three-hour oral exam at ABOG's test center, and if they pass the exam they become "board certified" OB-GYNs.<ref name="UI_certification" /> Since 2013 at least 82% of all Certifying Exam examinees have passed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Specialty Certifying Exam Pass Rates|url=https://www.abog.org/specialty-certification/certifying-exam/exam-pass-rates|access-date=2021-12-08|website=American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology|language=en}}</ref>

This adds up to 11–14 years of education and practical experience. The first 7–9 years are general medical training.

Experienced OB-GYN professionals can seek certifications in sub-specialty areas, including maternal and fetal medicine. See [[Fellowship (medicine)]].