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Curriculum

The Yale-New Haven Hospital Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship program is academically oriented, with formal conferences, chapter reviews and lectures, as well as informal rounds. Half of the fellowship is devoted to clinical/basic science research. During his/her 3-year tenure, a perinatal fellow will complete all of the requirements of the ABOG Division of MFM. The perinatal fellow's clinical commitments include:

  • Serving as an inpatient attending together with a faculty member for a total of six months out of the three years
  • Working in outpatient high-risk obstetrics and ultrasound an additional 12 months

Yale-New Haven Hospital serves more than 6,000 pregnant patients per year, with a combined service of private and clinic patients. The high-risk service itself accepts about 150 transfers per year and averages 50 admissions per month to an 18-bed Maternal Special Care Unit. There are two outpatient ultrasound areas, staffed with sonographers and genetic counselors. Fellows gain extensive experience in diagnosing and counseling families with fetal anomalies.

Conference Schedule

Clinical Conferences:

  • Daily Morning Report
  • High Risk Antepartum Rounds
  • High Risk Outpatient Clinic Rounds
  • Inpatient Morning Rounds (Daily)
  • OB/GYN Grand Rounds (Weekly)
  • Neonatal M&M (Monthly)
  • Women’s Center High Risk Rounds (Weekly)

Didactic Conferences:

  • MFM Didactics (Weekly)
  • Clinical Genetics (Bi-monthly)
  • Research in Progress (Monthly)
  • Journal Club (Monthly)
  • Fetal Board (Monthly)
  • Fetal Care Center (Weekly)
  • MFM Patient Care Conference Call (Weekly)
  • Maternal Complex Cardiac Disease Conference (Monthly)
  • Fetal Echo Conference (Bi-monthly)
  • Reproductive Sciences Seminar Program Lectures (Weekly)

National/International Meetings:

  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine 1st Year Fellows Retreat
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting
  • Gottesfeld-Hohler 2nd Year MFM Fellow Ultrasound Course
  • Society for Reproductive Investigation Annual Meeting
  • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Pregnancy Meeting
  • International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology World Congress
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Critical Care Course