The training program prepares doctors in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases of women and in particular of the female reproductive system. Apart from this, training is taught on comprehensive care and treatment of women before, during and after childbirth. “FRIEDA is a comprehensive directory of all residency programs and is administered by the AMA,” noted the University of Virginia School of Medicine. The University of Virginia School of Medicine says the three major OB/GYN residency programs are the University of California-San Francisco, the University of Virginia, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Toward the end of the residency program, a prospective obstetrician/gynecologist should schedule an advanced clinical elective in obstetrics/gynecology. Specialties include maternal-fetal medicine, gynecologic oncology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, family planning, and pediatrics and adolescence.