Mission and Goals

Mission

The mission of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship is to train the academic future leaders in Maternal-Fetal Medicine with four major goals:

• Develop technical skills in obstetrical sonography with an emphasis on prenatal diagnosis, fetal echocardiography, Doppler ultrasound, and cardiovascular fetal assessment.
• Enhance surgical skills in obstetrics through involvement with complicated surgical cases, including placental abnormalities.
• Expand on knowledge and skills in Maternal-Fetal Medicine clinical practice.
• Enhance the expertise in clinical research through one-on-one mentorship in research planning and execution.

Goal activities and expectations

Aim #1

Develop your technical skills in obstetrical sonography with an emphasis on prenatal diagnosis, fetal echocardiography, Doppler ultrasound, cardiovascular fetal assessment and gynecologic sonography.

Activities

• Hands-on ultrasound training with direct mentorship
• Expert MFM faculty in ultrasound and fetal echo
• First Trimester Ultrasound Clinic
• Weekly US education session with fellowship director

Expectations

• ARDMS Physics Certification by end of your first year
• ARDMS OB/GYN Certification by end of your second year
• ARDMS Fetal Echo Certification by end of your third year
• Cervical Length Certification
• NT Certification
• Amniocentesis
• CVS training (transabdominal and transvaginal)
• Fetal transfusions
• Fetal interventions (reduction, shunts, etc.)

Aim #2

Expand your knowledge in maternal and fetal medicine through supervised learning and continuity clinics.

Activities

• High load of complicated surgical cases
• Expert MFM faculty in surgical obstetrics
• All accreta cases performed by MFM faculty

Expectations

• Accreta clinic run by senior MFM fellows
• Fellows scrub on all complicated surgical obstetrics

Aim #3

Expand your knowledge in maternal and fetal medicine through supervised learning and continuity clinics.

Activities

• High load of complex obstetric cases
• Expert MFM faculty in all aspects of MFM
• Cutting edge diabetes in pregnancy program
• Expanded reproductive genetics training

Expectations

• Continuity MFM clinic for three years
• Direct supervision by MFM faculty
• Assigned reading for three years
• One-on-one training in diabetes in pregnancy (First and third year)

Aim #4

Augment your expertise in clinical research through one-on-one mentorship in research planning and execution.

Activities

• Topic chosen by Jan of your first year
• IRB approval by April of your first year
• Recruitment completed by May of your second year
• Thesis published by December of your third year
• Thesis defense in January of your third year

Expectations

• Journal club
• Statistics course
• Research meetings
• Active research and publications