Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship

Fellows spend their clinical time at the main University of Michigan campus.  Clinical time is divided between outpatient clinics, the Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Center, the antepartum service, and labor and delivery in addition to core rotation and other electives.  Fellows participate in multiple clinics including fellow continuity clinic, diabetes in pregnancy clinic, preconception counseling clinic, clinic for women with substance use disorders in pregnancy, Cardio-Obstetrics clinic,and high-risk pregnancy clinic.  Fellows both supervise resident physicians and independently see patients under the supervision of division faculty. Time in the Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Center is spent learning to obtain ultrasound images early in fellowship and progresses to interpreting scans and counseling patients. Fellows participate in a wide array of fetal procedures from amniocentesis to intra-uterine transfusions to laser ablation of the communicating vessels for twin-to-twin transfusion. Fellows occupy a leadership role on labor and delivery both when supervising normal labor as well as when leading the inpatient antepartum team. Fellows actively participate in surgical procedures on labor and delivery including cerclage placement and cesarean hysterectomies, as well as attending vaginal and cesarean births. In addition, training includes one month in the medical or surgical ICU as well as two months focused on genetics and genomics.

Fellows are supported to pursue research that inspires them.  Recent fellows have engaged in a variety of studies from randomized controlled trials on labor and delivery to basic science projects. Fellows are able to engage with both faculty within the division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, as well as with faculty mentors from across the University of Michigan campus.

Fellows have weekly teaching sessions designed to support their education and professional development.  The sessions are led by faculty from the Maternal Fetal Medicine Division as well as faculty from throughout the School of Medicine to allow for a breadth and depth of mentorship and education.

The Department is home to 10 Board-certified and non-Board certified clinical and research fellowships in obstetrics and gynecology. To promote cross-specialty collaboration, all trainees take part in our Fellowship Common Curriculum. These are ½ day educational seminars on numerous topics relevant to clinical research and academic leadership.  Topics include research design and implementation, identifying funding opportunities, manuscript timelines and preparation, how to be an effective teacher, and employment contracts. In addition, the department sponsors social events for fellows and advanced trainees across all specialties to further encourage collaboration and to help fellows build both a professional and personal network.