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Structure of Fellowship:

A three-year fellowship program in Maternal-Fetal Medicine is structured to provide each fellow with a broad-based experience in all of the clinical and research aspects of maternal-fetal medicine.

The structure of the fellowship is as follows:

  • Outpatient: 6 months
    This rotation is designed to provide the fellow with experience in managing high-risk medical complications in the prenatal care setting
  • Inpatient Labor and Delivery: 2 months
  • Inpatient Antepartum: 4 months
    This rotation is designed to provide the fellow with experience in inpatient high-risk antepartum and complex postpartum care as well as critical care in pregnancy.
  • Surgical Intensive Care Unit: 1 month
  • Ultrasound: 6 months
    This rotation is designed to provide the fellow with a broad range of experience in fetal ultrasound, including genetic screening, 1st trimester ultrasound, fetal echocardiography and diagnostic procedures
  • Genetics: 2 months
    These two rotations are designed to provide the fellow 1) a general understanding of the principle of genetics across a variety of specialties and 2) a focused rotation in prenatal genetic counseling
  • Electives: 4 months
  • Research: 12 months