Objectives:
- Master indications and options for invasive fetal testing
- Perform patient counseling regarding risks, benefits and anticipated outcomes of procedures
- Understand procedure steps and required equipment
- Demonstrate proficiency in ultrasound-guided invasive procedures
Objectives:
- Develop educational programming to serve our institution, community physicians and residents to improve women's healthcare
- Improve the quality of healthcare for women through technologies and therapeutic advances
- Enhance the understanding of ethical and cultural issues that impact care
Objectives:
- Provide structured, evidence-based educational sessions covering core and advanced topics in Maternal–Fetal Medicine.
- Support fellow preparation for board certification and independent clinical practice.
- Invite and schedule attendings from outside the MFM division to deliver multidisciplinary perspectives on relevant topics.
- Foster scholarly discussion, critical appraisal skills, and lifelong learning habits.
Objectives:
- Expose fellows to interesting clinical cases that may have suboptimal outcomes
- Understand current, relevant clinical protocols and how deviations from these protocols may have led to these outcomes
- Become aware of relevant literature and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine opinions pertaining to these cases
- Analyze how management affected outcome for mother, baby and extended family
Objectives:
- Expose fellows to significant new literature
- Enhance fellows' ability to review literature in critical fashion
- Understand how studies are done and how studies get published
Objectives:
- Review existing studies
- Introduce new research studies
- Understand current protocols of active studies
- Discuss new and existing protocols
Objectives:
- Expose fellows to fetal anomalies
- Understand sonographic details and images that are critical to the diagnosis of fetal anomalies
- Understand current protocols and up-to-date literature on the management and diagnosis of fetal anomalies
- Collaborate with neonatology and pediatric subspecialists on the care of patients with fetal anomalies to develop appropriate antenatal, delivery and postnatal care
Objectives
- Identify patients at risk for Placenta Accreta Spectrum and review diagnostic imaging findings.
- Develop coordinated, evidence-based delivery and surgical management plans.
- Promote multidisciplinary collaboration to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Review outcomes and refine institutional protocols to improve quality and safety of care.
Objectives:
- Review outpatient clinical performance metrics and identify trends impacting patient safety and care quality.
- Evaluate adverse events, near misses, and workflow challenges to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and implement targeted quality improvement initiatives within the ambulatory MFM setting.
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous systems-based improvement.
Objectives:
- Review complex fetal cardiac cases and correlate prenatal imaging with anticipated postnatal management.
- Facilitate coordinated care planning among MFM, Pediatric Cardiology, Neonatology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and related teams.
- Optimize delivery timing and location to ensure appropriate neonatal cardiac support at birth.
- Enhance fellow education in fetal cardiac diagnosis, counseling, and multidisciplinary care planning.
Objectives:
- Review active high-risk maternal cases and assess current management plans.
- Identify patients at risk for clinical deterioration and establish proactive monitoring or intervention strategies.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary care to optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.
- Promote evidence-based decision-making and shared clinical learning among faculty and fellows.
Objectives:
- Review and update clinical protocols to ensure alignment with current evidence and national guidelines.
- Identify areas of practice variation and develop standardized approaches to care.
- Evaluate protocol adherence and outcomes to inform quality improvement efforts.
- Promote multidisciplinary input in the development and revision of departmental policies.
Objectives:
- Review inpatient maternal and fetal outcomes, including severe morbidity and adverse events.
- Analyze cases to identify systems issues, communication gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
- Monitor compliance with clinical protocols and safety initiatives.
- Implement targeted quality and safety strategies to enhance inpatient care delivery.
Accreditation Status
The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship is an ACGME-accredited three-year program resulting in eligibility for American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology subspecialty certification in Maternal-Fetal Medicine.