PSGE offers three structured pathways to fellowship, ensuring comprehensive training in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS).
1. Local Straight Fellowship
Train at PSGE-accredited institutions in the Philippines:
- Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC)
- Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC)
- Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC)/Chong Hua Hospital (CHH) Consortium
- East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) (as part of the Minimally Invasive Advanced Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship)
- Far Eastern University – Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (FEU-NRMF)/Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center Consortium (JRRMMC) Consortium (as part of the Reproductive Medicine Fellowship)
- St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City (SLMC-QC) (as part of the Reproductive Medicine Fellowship)
- University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) (as part of the Reproductive Medicine Fellowship)
2. Overseas Training
Before commencing training abroad, candidates must notify PSGE for program recognition.
A. Straight Fellowship:
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH), Taiwan
- National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore
- Kendang Kerbau (KK) Hospital, Singapore
B. Cumulative Modular Training:
- Joseph Hospitals (formerly Joseph Nursing Home), Chennai, India
3. Post-Residency Modular Training Program in Gynecologic Endoscopy (PRMTPGE)
Eligibility: Open only to those currently enrolled in the PRMTPGE program (as of 2023). New applicants must pursue Pathways 1or 2.
Recognized Step 3 Interim Workshop Centers (hospitals other than those listed below may apply as a center and will be approved on a case-to-case basis by the PSGE Training Committee):
- De Los Santos Medical Center
- Southern Isabela Medical Center
- Healthway Qualimed Hospital Santa Rosa
- Davao Doctors Hospital
- World Citi Medical Center
- Chong Hua Hospital (Main and Mandaue)
Additional Notes:
- Introduction to Gynecologic Endoscopy (IGE) is mandatory for all pathways.
- All training pathways are required to perform the following cases:
Laparoscopy
Thirteen (13) Level 2 laparoscopy procedures as assistant
Thirteen (13) Level 2 laparoscopy procedures as primary surgeon
Hysteroscopy
Twelve (12) level 2 hysteroscopy procedures as assistant
Twelve (12) level2 hysteroscopy procedures as primary surgeon
- All training pathways culminate in Step IV certification and are required to perform the following cases:
Laparoscopy
Five (5) Level 2 laparoscopy procedures as primary surgeon
Hysteroscopy
Five (5) level 2 hysteroscopy procedures as primary surgeon
