Fellowship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Thank you for your interest in our Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program!  This three-year ACGME-accredited fellowship program in neonatal/perinatal medicine provides clinical training in neonatology as well as development of skills required for basic and clinical research. Clinical facilities include a delivery service of 7000+ births per year, a neonatal intensive care unit that admits 800+ patients per year, a neonatal transport program, an ECMO program, and a large newborn nursery.

Curriculum

Clinical Training

UTMB has been a leader in medical education in Texas for over 125 years. The development of our Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship program within our level IV NICU strives to create future leaders who are well trained to manage the most complex babies. Our small program is Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited ACGME accredited for 1 fellow per year.

We offer a range of clinical training in a variety of settings to provide a robust learning experience.  Our fellows become well versed in antenatal consultations, delivery room resuscitation, acute and convalescent care, neonatal transport, and high-risk infant follow up in addition to procedural skills.  There is an ongoing rotation for fellows to participate in the NICU in two-week rotations. To support fellows on service who are on call, there is strategic time off divided amongst the off service fellows and neonatology faculty. This allows for off-service fellows to cover antenatal consultations, preemie clinic, and dedicated Fridays. When not on service, fellows have ample time to dedicate to research, board preparation, and quality improvement projects

Our close relationship with our maternal-fetal medicine group allows for constant collaboration between fellows and faculty. Fellows play a large role in the training of pediatric residents. Throughout the training, fellows are able to take on the role of attending in the newborn nursery and are given progressively more responsibility for managing rounds in the NICU. At the end of the training, our fellows are able to manage a busy unit with the expertise needed for newborn critical care, develop and interpret research, and engage in leadership in medical education.

The renovation to the new 60 bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at UTMB has been completed. The new unit is mostly private and semi-private rooms and consists of two wings.  

Clinical facilities include a delivery service of 5000+ births per year, a neonatal intensive care unit which admits 800+ patients per year, a neonatal transport program, an ECMO program, and a large newborn nursery.

Our NICU  

Team rounds are multi-disciplinary and include a dedicated neonatal pharmacist and nutritionist.  Subspecialists are readily available for consultation. We have an experienced, tight knit team of caregivers that provides incredible patient care and gives Residents and Fellows the clinical experience and training to excel in the fields of Pediatrics and Neonatology.