ACE: Maternal Fetal Medicine

School of Medicine

During this rotation, the student receives advanced exposure to the practice of outpatient high-risk obstetrics. Students will help to direct the outpatient antepartum care of women with common complications of pregnancy, including preterm labor, pre-gestational diabetes, chronic hypertension, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and maternal cardiac disease. By the end of the rotation, the student should be familiar with common complications of pregnancy and be confident in delivering directed and concise patient assessments and treatment plans. Outpatient learning activities include attendance in MFM return OB and consult clinics, with additional time spent in diabetes clinic, and obstetrical ultrasound. The student will develop and complete an individualized learning plan during the rotation that may involve some inpatient training opportunities. OB simulation training exercises at the end of the rotation in order to assess student knowledge, communication skills, and procedural competencies. The student will meet with faculty preceptor(s) 1 to 2x/week to review specific cases related to learning plan objectives.