# The Promise, Pitfalls, and Practicalities of Precision Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology

## TL;DR

Precision education in obstetrics and gynecology can improve medical training and patient care by using data to tailor learning, but it faces challenges like cost and unfamiliarity.

## Contribution

This paper introduces practical, cost-effective strategies for implementing precision education in obstetrics and gynecology training programs.

## Key findings

- Precision education combines community-centered practice and data-driven learning to improve medical education.
- Barriers to adoption include cost and lack of familiarity among physicians.
- The paper provides actionable strategies for integrating precision education into clinical programs.

## Abstract

Precision education offers potential to advance medical education and health care outcomes in obstetrics and gynecology and can be adopted incrementally and practically across settings.

Precision education is a relatively new concept in medical education that incorporates elements of community-centered practice, continuous quality improvement, and competency-based medical education and is fueled by frequent, reliable, unbiased data on learner performance. Precision education has been described as “the next era of medical education.” However, the concept of precision education remains unfamiliar to many physicians, and the cost and expertise associated with precision education pose a substantial barrier to its adoption. This review aims to support educators and leaders in obstetrics and gynecology to better understand precision education and to provide practical, cost-effective precision education strategies that can be implemented into obstetrics and gynecology clinical education programs.