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Coordinator, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program
Anastasia Godur, MPH, MPA
Phone: 305-243-8070
Email: [email protected]

Application Information

Eligibility:
Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship applications are accepted and transmitted to us through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) from December 1 through May 1st each year.

All documents that ERAS allows and apply to an individual, must be uploaded in order for an application to be considered complete.

Two positions are available in the University of Miami’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship each year on a competitive basis. The fellowship begins on August 1st each year. Only those with complete applications are considered for interview.

Applicants will be selected through the “Specialties Matching Services of the National Resident Matching Program” (NRMP). All of our positions are filled through the NRMP. We do not offer out-of-match positions.

An eligible applicant must have successfully completed an ACGME-accredited residency in obstetrics and gynecology prior to starting the fellowship. The applicant must be Board eligible and file an application with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology at least 90 days prior to entry into the fellowship. Their application must be approved by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology before beginning their fellowship.

How to Apply:
Applications are accepted via the Electronic Residency Application System. All documents requested via ERAS must be uploaded in order for an application to be considered complete. Only those applicants with complete applications, including three letters of recommendation (to include one from your residency program director) will be considered for interview. Interview offers will be extended via email after the fellowship application period closes and all applications have been reviewed. We do not factor in CREOG scores into our application process and do not require their submission to our program. In fairness to all applicants, any CREOG scores that are received will not be reviewed.

Deadline:
Applications are accepted from December 1 until May 1. Interviews are conducted August 11th, August 18th, and August 25th, 2023.

Call Schedule

In-house call must occur no more frequently than described below.

Night (In-house) Call Schedule:

  • No more than four calls in a four-week period
  • Max: Three weeknight calls
  • Max: One weekend (24-hour) call/two, 12-hour shifts are acceptable

Locations

Jackson Memorial Hospital

1611 N.W. 12th Avenue

Miami, FL 33136

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University of Miami Hospital and Clinics
Professional Arts Center

1150 N.W. 14th Street

Miami, FL 33136

Program Requirements

Medical Licensing Examination:
All applicants must successfully complete Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination prior to the start of the program.

Postgraduate Training:
There is postgraduate training required in the form of a successfully completed obstetrics and gynecology residency in one of the following accredited residency programs: ACGME, College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or an American Osteopathic Association-approved program.

Visas

The J1-Visa: Alien Physician Program, sponsored by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, is the standard visa for residents/fellows who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

For specific program eligibility/qualifications or additional information, please contact:

Lourdes Boet
Hospital Services Supervisor
Physician Services Department

Jackson Health System
1611 N.W. 12 Ave. ACC West L101
Miami, FL 33136-1122
Phone: 305-355-1122
Fax: 305-355-1123
Email: [email protected]

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship

Mission & Vision

The mission of our Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program is to provide quality training for leaders in maternal-fetal medicine. Specifically, we aim to recruit the most promising obstetrics and gynecology residency graduates, providing education and training over a period of three years with the goal of ensuring that each fellow graduates as a highly competent MFM practitioner, ready for a career in academic medicine, community-based practice or research. We strive to achieve these objectives within the context of a secure and nurturing learning environment that promotes excellence in critical-care obstetrics, perinatal ultrasonography, prenatal diagnosis and obstetric surgical training, as well as inpatient and outpatient obstetric management.

Our comprehensive program exposes fellows to all aspects of this subspecialty, including fetal diagnosis and therapy, genetics, maternal complications of pregnancy, obstetric complications, and basic science, clinical and translational research. Our academic environment, clinical and research faculty, diverse patient population and the breadth of complicated pregnancies will provide graduating fellows with a comprehensive foundation of clinical and research experience necessary to launch a successful career in MFM. Our training program is organized so graduates will meet Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine educational objectives and competencies for subspecialty board certification and successful practice in MFM.

Mission & Vision

The mission of our Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program is to provide quality training for leaders in maternal-fetal medicine. Specifically, we aim to recruit the most promising obstetrics and gynecology residency graduates, providing education and training over a period of three years with the goal of ensuring that each fellow graduates as a highly competent MFM practitioner, ready for a career in academic medicine, community-based practice or research. We strive to achieve these objectives within the context of a secure and nurturing learning environment that promotes excellence in critical-care obstetrics, perinatal ultrasonography, prenatal diagnosis and obstetric surgical training, as well as inpatient and outpatient obstetric management.

Our comprehensive program exposes fellows to all aspects of this subspecialty, including fetal diagnosis and therapy, genetics, maternal complications of pregnancy, obstetric complications, and basic science, clinical and translational research. Our academic environment, clinical and research faculty, diverse patient population and the breadth of complicated pregnancies will provide graduating fellows with a comprehensive foundation of clinical and research experience necessary to launch a successful career in MFM. Our training program is organized so graduates will meet Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine educational objectives and competencies for subspecialty board certification and successful practice in MFM.

Program Director’s Welcome

We appreciate your interest in our program and look forward to showing you all of what makes us so proud of the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program and the UM Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Program Director’s Welcome

We appreciate your interest in our program and look forward to showing you all of what makes us so proud of the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program and the UM Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Our ACGME and ABOG-approved, three-year fellowship program trains specialists to provide care and consultation for patients with obstetric, medical and surgical complications during pregnancy. Fellows are trained to assess and treat the maternal and fetal effects of these disorders and to manage pregnancies complicated by primary fetal conditions, including structural and functional abnormalities or primary maternal conditions, including complex maternal cardiac disease and placenta accreta.

Fellows learn high‐risk pregnancy management through a combination of didactic lectures and conferences given by anesthesiology; human genetics; maternal-fetal medicine; neonatology and pathology faculty. Fellows also obtain significant hands‐on experience and the opportunity to make independent decisions in both outpatient and inpatient settings, under the guidance of MFM faculty members.

Fellows have a breadth of opportunities that can be focused on individual interests, including biostatistics and epidemiology; critical care; fetal echocardiogram; genetics and infectious disease. Our fetal therapy program continues to expand and fellows have exposure to advanced procedures. Fellows are all trained in amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling.

Our program is based at Jackson Memorial Hospital, the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, in addition to the UHealth Tower, a University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Facility and various UHealth clinics. Jackson Memorial Hospital is a tertiary care referral center for high-risk pregnancies in South Florida, and the surrounding domestic and international regions.

The surroundings in which you train are an important aspect of selecting a fellowship program and Miami is a unique and wonderful place to both work and live. Situated in one of the world’s premier destinations, we invite you to come discover for yourself why patients, physicians and students from across the country and around the world are drawn to Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital. We look forward to receiving your application and in training prominent academic leaders in our subspecialty.

-Anna Sfakianaki, MD, MPH

Description

Fellows have a breadth of opportunities that can be focused on individual interests, including biostatistics and epidemiology; critical care; fetal echocardiogram; genetics and infectious disease. Our fetal therapy program continues to expand and fellows have exposure to advanced procedures. Fellows are all trained in amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling.

Our program is based at Jackson Memorial Hospital, the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, in addition to the UHealth Tower, a University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Facility and various UHealth clinics. Jackson Memorial Hospital is a tertiary care referral center for high-risk pregnancies in South Florida, and the surrounding domestic and international regions.

The surroundings in which you train are an important aspect of selecting a fellowship program and Miami is a unique and wonderful place to both work and live. Situated in one of the world’s premier destinations, we invite you to come discover for yourself why patients, physicians and students from across the country and around the world are drawn to Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital. We look forward to receiving your application and in training prominent academic leaders in our subspecialty.

-Anna Sfakianaki, MD, MPH

Fast Facts

Accreditation

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Number of Fellows per Year?

2

Duration of Fellowship?

3 years

Program Highlights

4,000+ deliveries per year

Only maternal-fetal medicine fellowship in South Florida

Largest referral source for pregnant women living with HIV in Miami-Dade County

Clinical Experience

Overview

Our Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program is academically oriented, with formal conferences, chapter reviews, journal clubs, maternal/fetal case reviews and lectures, as well as informal rounds. In addition, one-third of the fellowship is devoted to clinical/basic science research. During the three-year tenure, the fellow will complete all of the requirements of the ABOG Division of MFM.

Additionally, research is an integral part of our program and fellows will actively engage in research activities throughout all three years.

Year 1

Year 1 of the MFM fellowship is comprised of clinical experience with rotations in high risk outpatient clinics, ultrasound, in-patient high-risk obstetrics, SICU, and genetics as well as one month in research with specific opportunities to develop research questions and meet with faculty mentors.

Year 2

Year 2 is devoted to additional clinical experience in these areas as well as 8 months of dedicated research rotations.

Year 3

Year 3 is focused on both clinical and research with experiences individualized to the specific fellow needs to prepare for future endeavors.

Your Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Faculty

Gene Burkett, MD
Professor Emeritus, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Cristina Colon, MD
Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Lunthita Duthely, EdD
Research Assistant Professor, Reproductive Sciences

Arumugam Jayakumar, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Reproductive Sciences

Chima Ndubizu, MD
Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Michael J. Paidas, MD
Professor and Chair, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

JoNell Potter, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief of Women’s HIV Services and Professor, Reproductive Sciences
Vice Chair, Reproductive Sciences

Alfredo Rodriguez, MD
Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Rodrigo Ruano, MD, PhD
Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Division Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Anna Sfakianaki, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program