Fetal and Transitional Medicine Fellowship

This training track is designed for candidates who plan to pursue an academic career in fetal medicine, and who have a goal of establishing independently funded research careers.

The fellow will be immersed in clinical fetal medicine with a specific focus on the developing brain. The fellow will receive training in state-of-the-art fetal diagnostic techniques including fetal ultrasound and MRI, as well as bedside training in the evaluation and management of infants undergoing complicated transition from the fetal environment.

The one-year fellowship track will focus on this in-depth clinical experience. In addition to the above clinical training, the two-year clinical-research fellowship track will include intensive training in basic research methodology and the application and interpretation of specialized fetal MRI diagnostic, neuromonitoring and research tools. The trainee will then develop a research protocol with oversight and support from a dedicated mentor.

In the second year of fellowship, the fellow will focus primarily on her/his research study, publications, and developing the platform for grant applications that lead to an independent research career.

Research

All research activities will be conducted under the close supervision of the fellowship participant's supervisor, the program director and the Clinical Research Program.

Education

In this fellowship program, trainees develop the expertise and special diagnostic skills needed for rigorous study of the mechanisms and manifestations of disorders in the fetus and newborn, as well as of the responses to such injury and its long-term outcome.

Frequently Asked Questions

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How to Apply

Our goal is to hire trainees who have completed specialty training in any discipline related to fetal medicine. Candidates must demonstrate a strong interest in fetal and transitional medicine. Candidates with a strong clinical research background in the area of fetal/neonatal medicine are preferred. Preference will be given to candidates identified by their primary specialty program directors as likely to assume a position in fetal and transitional medicine at their home institution.

Eligibility criteria for both fellowship tracks include completion of residency, fellowship or equivalent training in primary subspecialty, and licensure to practice medicine in the US.

Applicants should send their curriculum vitae and a letter outlining career goals/research plans to: SBMULKEY@childrensnational.org.

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