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Our Podcast Talking Women’s Health is an insightful, balanced, and informative podcast where OB-GYN leaders discuss current topics that impact patient care.

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Talking Women's Health Podcast

Join host Amy Young, MD, and CEO of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as she engages with experts in the field to share observations and critical perspectives about subjects within the specialty and subspecialties.

Topics include:

Board certification and Continuing Certification
OB-GYN subspecialties and Focused Practice Designations
Evidence-based standards and assessment
Collaboration across the OB-GYN community
Issues shaping women's health care
Professionalism in the workplace
OB-GYN leadership and surgical training

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Latest Episode

How is Continuing Certification Evolving?

Episode 9 • july 2026 • 19 min

Learn how the ACE Pilot is reimagining Continuing Certification through personalized learning, continuous growth, and physician mastery.

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podcast series

Catch Up on Past Episodes

Episode 1

The History and Value of Complex Family Planning

Join us for an enlightening discussion that dives into the evolution of CFP, its significance in modern healthcare, and the impactful work being done by experts in the industry.

Episode 2

Chatting about Leadership and Surgical Training with Ronald Alvarez, MD, MBA

Tune in as we discuss the role of AGOS, concerns around current surgical training practices, and potential solutions to ensure a more balanced distribution of OB-GYN professionals across the country.

Episode 3

Professionalism in the Workplace

Dr. Young and her guests cover the importance of professionalism with respect to patient interactions, with medical colleagues, and well as with medical staff at all levels of patient care settings, and even with ABOG staff.

Episode 4

Increasing Outreach, Clarity, and Unity Across the OB-GYN Landscape

Dr. Ghareeb offers incredible insights from his leadership experience and digital-native perspective and includes thoughts on the importance of unity across the specialty during a time of unprecedented challenges facing OB-GYN physicians.

Episode 5

Understanding the Distinct Roles of 3 Authoritative OB-GYN Entities

In this episode of the Talking Women's Health Podcast, host Dr. Amy Young welcomes two distinguished guests to unpack the distinct yet interconnected roles of three authoritative organizations shaping the OB-GYN specialty: ABOG, ACOG, and ACGME.

Episode 6

The Value of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (PAG) as a Subspecialty

Currently recognized by ABOG as a Focused Practice Designation, PAG is on a path toward becoming a formal subspecialty, reflecting its distinct scientific foundation and the unique needs of its patient population.

Episode 7

The Value of Certification

Explore why certification matters, the eligibility requirements, and what the lifelong commitment to mastery and continuing education is all about. Whether you're a provider, resident, or patient, this episode offers key takeaways on the importance of certification and what it means for science-based, quality care.

Episode 8

Research and Its Role in the OB-GYN Specialty

Research is one of the most powerful forces shaping the future of women's health, and in this episode of Talking Women's Health, we put it front and center. Whether you are a clinician, educator, or advocate for women's health, this episode highlights how research fuels progress and why its impact is far-reaching.

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In its role as a national certifying body, ABOG engages and collaborates with several OB-GYN organizations to ensure delivery of certification offerings that adhere to evidence-based medical data.

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What should we talk about next?

Have an idea for a future episode of Talking Women’s Health? We invite diplomates to submit topic suggestions related to ABOG’s mission and areas of focus, including certification, continuing certification, and issues that impact the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. Share the questions, trends, or challenges you’d like to hear discussed, and your idea might help shape an upcoming podcast conversation.

Before you submit

To keep suggestions aligned with ABOG’s mission, topics should meet the following criteria:

The suggested topic must fall into the general categories of OB-GYN board certification or Continuing Certification.
The topic should focus on areas of certification that could positively impact the OB-GYN specialty and/or women’s health.
The topic should not pertain to or be perceived to advocate on social or legislative issues or causes, as ABOG is a national, nonprofit, and apolitical organization whose mission is focused on certification.

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Behind the Scenes

Talking Women's Health

A look behind the mic — special guests, candid moments, and the conversations that make Talking Women's Health a trusted voice in OB-GYN.

Behind the mic

Special guests in studio

Recording day

Candid moments

Guest spotlight

Pre-show prep

The team

After the show

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podcast series

Catch Up on Past Episodes

Episode 1

The History and Value of Complex Family Planning

Join us for an enlightening discussion that dives into the evolution of CFP, its significance in modern healthcare, and the impactful work being done by experts in the industry.

Episode 2

Chatting about Leadership and Surgical Training with Ronald Alvarez, MD, MBA

Tune in as we discuss the role of AGOS, concerns around current surgical training practices, and potential solutions to ensure a more balanced distribution of OB-GYN professionals across the country.

Episode 3

Professionalism in the Workplace

Episode 4

Increasing Outreach, Clarity, and Unity Across the OB-GYN Landscape

Episode 5

Understanding the Distinct Roles of 3 Authoritative OB-GYN Entities

Episode 6

The Value of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (PAG) as a Subspecialty

Episode 7

The Value of Certification

Episode 8

Research and Its Role in the OB-GYN Specialty

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In its role as a national certifying body, ABOG engages and collaborates with several OB-GYN organizations to ensure delivery of certification offerings that adhere to evidence-based medical data.

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