The Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University offers a comprehensive curriculum that progresses from basic obstetrical and ultrasound skills to advanced MFM diagnostics, therapeutics and counseling. As a major tertiary referral center, our fellows have an intensive and varied clinical experience in high-volume clinical settings with patients of diverse backgrounds and pathology.

Our fellows have extensive clinical exposure in all areas of perinatal medicine through structured training rotations in inpatient and outpatient settings. 

Sample Block Schedule

23 months of clinical rotations are divided into:

• Six months of TJUH Inpatient MFM Service and L&D
• Six months of TJU Outpatient Fetal Ultrasound 
• Six months of TJU Outpatient Clinical MFM 
• Four months of CCHS Hands-on Obstetric Ultrasound 
• One month of TJUH Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Year One

• Four months of TJUH Inpatient MFM Service and L&D
• One month of TJU Outpatient Clinical MFM
• Three months of CCHS Hands-on Obstetric Ultrasound
• One month of TJUH Surgical Intensive Care Unit 
• Three months of Research

Year Two

• Two months of TJUH Inpatient MFM Service and L&D
• Three months of TJU Outpatient Fetal Ultrasound
• Three months of TJU Outpatient Clinical MFM
• One months of CCHS Hands-on Obstetric Ultrasound
• Three months of Research

Year Three

• Three months of TJU Outpatient Fetal Ultrasound
• Two months of TJU Outpatient Clinical MFM
• Six months of Research
• One month of Elective

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) and Christiana Care Health System (CCHS) together constitute one of the major tertiary referral centers in the greater Philadelphia area and the largest tertiary referral center in Delaware. As the result of a consolidated network of outreach programs in the community, the combined MFM divisions act as consultants for a base of over 30,000 deliveries per year. While many of the referrals are seen primarily for antenatal evaluation and/or co-management (up to 25 per month) are transferred to the in-city hospitals for primary perinatal management of significant complications diagnosed either in the mother or fetus.

Labor & Delivery

Nearly 3,000 patients deliver at TJUH per year and over 6,500 patients deliver at CCHS each year. The combined programs provide fellows with a substantial inpatient base for both clinical experience and research opportunities.

High-Risk Obstetrical Unit

TJUH has a large, dedicated antepartum unit. Outpatient opportunities on our antepartum unit include antepartum fetal and obstetric ultrasound, testing services, maternal consultations and prenatal care for large populations of both publicly and privately insured patients. 

Surgical Facilities

TJUH is a referral center for morbidly adherent placenta, fetal transfusion and fetal reduction, and offers fellows unique opportunities in education, patient counseling and performance procedures. TJUH is continually expanding and renovating its operating room space with over 30 operating rooms equipped with the latest operative technology. 

Intensive Care Units

TJUH has surgical, medical and other intensive care units, with capability for both invasive hemodynamic monitoring and ventilatory support. Full-time obstetric anesthesia support is on-site, teaching fellows the importance of co-managing critically ill patients with the expertise of these colleagues. 

In addition, we have an Intensive Care Nursery (ICN) at TJUH through our partnership with Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. The 40-bed combined intensive care and transitional nursery is a Level III tertiary referral center. Nemours duPont Hospital is an internationally recognized center of excellence, providing neonatal, pediatric and adolescent care to patients from throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond.

Jefferson Neonatology Department