The Maternal‑Fetal Medicine Fellowship provides carefully structured training in caring for high‑risk pregnancies in a busy referral center. As a fellow, you’ll gradually take on more responsibility as you train in managing complex maternal and fetal conditions. You’ll also receive dedicated mentorship in research, writing, and academic career planning. Our program is designed to prepare you to deliver excellent patient care, contribute to research, scholarly writing, and become a leader in maternal‑fetal medicine.
Hands-on training in high‑risk care centers: Train in a tertiary academic and regional referral setting while learning to manage complex maternal and fetal conditions in fast-paced clinical sites.
Serve diverse populations: Care for a broad and underserved patient population across academic, county, and community settings. Develop cultural competence and clinical skills while making a meaningful impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Quality and patient safety development: Participate in quality and patient safety initiatives focused on obstetric outcomes and systems-based care. Engage in protocol development and outcome analysis to develop the skills essential for future leaders in this field.
Research mentorship and career preparation: Receive mentorship in study design, data analysis, scholarly writing, and presentation. We’ll help prepare you for successful academic careers.
You’ll train in a tertiary academic medical center with full obstetric, neonatal, anesthesia, and surgical support for complex maternal and fetal care. We provide access to advanced fetal imaging, including ultrasound and fetal echocardiography.
You’ll also receive education and training in genetics services, high‑risk inpatient obstetrics, and integrated multidisciplinary specialty clinics. Our clinical environment promotes highly focused clinical experience, teamwork, and systems‑based learning.
You’ll participate in clinical, translational, and basic science research aligned with your career goals. We provide dedicated mentorship in study design, epidemiologic and population‑based methods, data analysis, grant development, and manuscript preparation.
Get opportunities to train in outcomes research, health disparities, translational studies, and collaborative laboratory‑based projects. You’ll be encouraged to present your work at national meetings and publish in peer‑reviewed journals. This structured research experience prepares you to become an independent, research‑engaged maternal‑fetal medicine physician ready for an academic career.
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital includes 364 beds, approximately 12,000 annual admissions, and more than 800 babies admitted to the NICU each year. It is the only children’s hospital in the region. The San Manuel Maternity Pavilion is located within the hospital and supports more than 3,900 deliveries annually.
The Maternal‑Fetal Medicine Center features six state‑of‑the‑art ultrasound machines and a team of experts experienced in invasive fetal procedures, evaluation of fetal anomalies, and management of complex maternal medical conditions.
Riverside University Health System (RUHS) has served Riverside County for more than 100 years. Its academic medical center includes 439 beds and more than 60 hospital‑based primary and specialty care clinics.
SAC Health is a federally qualified health center that provides access to healthcare for medically underserved populations throughout the community.
“Our goal is to train well-rounded academic maternal-fetal medicine specialists in a supportive, education-focused environment, grounded in the continuous integration of research and clinical care to advance the field and improve maternal and perinatal outcomes.”
For additional information about our program, application requirements, or interview process, contact our program coordinator.
Program Coordinator: Andrea M. Hernandez
Email: [email protected]
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