The fellow will complete one year of research. Opportunities exist for research within a multitude of laboratories throughout the medical and undergraduate campus. The research work is expected to culminate in the production of a thesis, as mandated by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Fellows have won national awards for their research from various scientific and professional societies.

The division is also active in clinical research, and fellows have an excellent record of presenting basic, translational and clinical science at national meetings. These works generally result in first author publications for the fellows. 

A valuable resource within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is the divisional tumor tissue bank. It consists of tumor tissue collected from patients undergoing gynecologic surgery. Clinical data is available for all of these patients.

During the research year, didactic coursework is required for fellows. This typically consists of a statistics-related course, as well as a molecular biology course. This is determined in conjunction with the program director.