The Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program at Duke University is designed to train fellows in clinical and basic research and to prepare trainees for a future in academic perinatal medicine. The philosophy of the fellowship is to provide a comprehensive experience in Maternal-Fetal Medicine while tailoring the program to each fellow’s special interest.

 

Year one of the fellowship focuses on clinical experience with rotations in ambulatory and in-patient high-risk obstetrics, prenatal diagnosis and genetics. The second year is devoted to course work and research as outlined in the Maternal Fetal Medicine Guide to Learning and the third year to both clinical and research that prepares the fellow for future endeavors.

 

Fellows have the opportunity to obtain a Masters in Clinical Research during the fellowship as an option.

 

Both basic and clinical research opportunities are available within the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and in collaboration with other medical center programs. The division has an outstanding basic research facility where fellows can engage in basic research under the mentorship of experienced basic research scientists and physician/scientists. The Perinatal Research Laboratory is fully equipped to perform a wide range of molecular biology techniques including real-time PCR, western blotting, and genotyping.

 

At the completion of the program, the fellow will have acquired knowledge in basic and clinical perinatal medicine and gained experience in the management of common and atypical medical and obstetrical complications. The fellow should be capable of serving as a perinatal expert in his/her community.

 

The clinical facilities are designed to accommodate clinical research interest of fellows and faculty. We perform over 3000 deliveries per year at Duke University . Duke University is a tertiary care referred center that accommodates a variety of pregnancy and medical complications. This provides the fellow an opportunity to participate in the care of women with significant medical complication that will prepare the fellow to serve as a consultant in high risk pregnancy care from those requesting input. The Fetal Diagnostic Center performs over 20,000 fetal ultrasound evaluations per year and includes training in fetal diagnostic procedures including amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, percutaneous umbilical blood sampling, fetal transfusion and other fetal procedures and treatments.

 

Formal divisional and departmental conferences, multiple medical center lectures and national meetings provide the opportunity for the fellows to participate and develop an academic career.

 

The department has 12 full time maternal fetal medicine faculty members who boast various clinical, epidemiologic and basic research interests. There are approximately ten additional intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary support faculty members. These include participants from the Department of Radiology, Pediatrics (Neonatalogy), Women’s Anesthesia, and Medicine.

 

To learn more about this fellowship you may email karen.trofi@duke.edu.

 

 

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