Dr. Jane A. Schulz, BSc, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Jane Schulz is a urogynecologist at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and an Assocaite Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alberta. Dr. Schulz completed her medical school training in the Honors in Research Program at the University of Alberta graduating in 1992. She then went on to complete a general rotating internship in 1992/1993 at the Grey Nuns Hospital, Edmonton. From 1993 to 1997 Dr. Schulz completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Alberta. During this time she developed an interest in urogynecology and succeeded in getting the McLaughlin travelling scholarship for 2 years to do urogynecology subspecialty training. The first year of this was completed at St. Georges Hospital in London, England in affiliation with the University of London where she completed clinical and research work with Professor Stuart Stanton. Her second year of fellowship training was completed at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada under the guidance of Dr. Harold Drutz where she furthered her clinical and surgical experience and also completed some research work. In July of 1999 Dr. Schulz accepted an Assistant Professorship in the Department of Obstetrics of Gynecology at the University of Alberta and joined Dr. Cathy Flood in the urogynecology unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. In this setting Dr. Schulz has a large clinical practice in addition to being involved in ongoing teaching of medical students, residents, physicians in the community, and allied health professionals. She coordinated the Student Internship Program at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for 2 years and is now the Resident Research Director. She is involved in ongoing clinical research, which has been presented at national and international meetings. She also has a number of publications and has written 5 book chapters. Her special interests include urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, prevention of pelvic floor dysfunction and the role of collagen in pelvic floor dysfunction.