This Fellowship programme aims to:
- Enable a Fellow to become proficient in prenatal diagnosis (level III obstetric scans), antenatal care and management of complicated pregnancies
- Support supervised research undertaken over two years
- Enhance the educational experience through didactic sessions, seminars, courses and lectures
Supervising Faculty will include Fetal and Maternal Medicine Faculty and other obstetricians involved in the care of complicated obstetric cases.
Objectives at the End of Each Year
Year 1:
- To work in a clinical role acquiring competency in cognitive and technical skills related to the diagnosis and management of complicated obstetric cases and fetal medicine screening procedures.
- To attend rounds on admitted high risk obstetric cases and conduct supervised Maternal Medicine and Fetal Medicine clinics.
- To attend rotations in various medical specialty clinics and critical care areas such as Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), ICU, cardiology etc. according to a structured schedule.
- To perform fetal medicine scans under direct supervision of the faculty and then subsequently perform procedures such as nuchal translucency thickness test, fetal biometry, multi-vessel Doppler studies and anomaly scans.
- To undertake educational and research activities in two dedicated half day slots per week. This time is used to explore both basic science and clinical research opportunities.
- To pursue formal training courses in research methodology offered by Aga Khan University.
Year2:
- To achieve advance level competence in clinical and research activities at tertiary as well as secondary health care level
- To achieve advanced competence in diagnosis and management of high risk obstetric cases and be able to function independently as Fetal Maternal Medicine specialists
- To conduct independent Fetal-maternal medicine clinics in secondary care centers of AKU with timely referrals to AKU when required
- To achieve advanced competence in research methods, including grant writing, designing and conducting independent research project; must have at least one paper accepted for publication
- To attend short courses online in their areas of interest related to Maternal Fetal medicine.