{"id":6037,"date":"2018-01-17T08:38:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T13:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=6037"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:22:17","slug":"maternal-fetal-medicine-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/maternal-fetal-medicine-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6037\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6037-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6037-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6037-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hmN215MLPhA?si=LuG8qSrDeIgwOd8I\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6037-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6037-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6037-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Welcome<\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_23580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23580\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/07\/shields-andrea_160_208.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Shields, M.D.\" class=\"wp-image-23580 size-full\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/07\/shields-andrea_160_208.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/07\/shields-andrea_160_208-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea Shields, M.D., M.S., Program Director<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. We thank you for your interest in our fellowship program. On this website, you will find comprehensive information about our Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program, links to UConn Health, and all of its programs and information about the Greater Hartford area.<\/p>\n<p>As you read about our fellowship program, you will see that our fellows receive training in all aspects of high risk obstetrics at UConn John Dempsey Hospital and our affiliate sites Hartford Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital, and Connecticut Children\u2019s. Faculty members at these affiliate sites are actively involved with fellowship training. The MFM fellow has daily one-on-one instruction in the clinical aspects of perinatology, and access to an extensive delivery and ultrasound database for perinatal research. Our MFM fellows also enjoy a close working and research relationship with the Division of Neonatology and its fellowship program and the Division of Human Genetics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_38218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38218\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/Niki-Gavin-M.D.jpg\" alt=\"Niki Gavin, M.D.\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" class=\"wp-image-38218 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/Niki-Gavin-M.D.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/Niki-Gavin-M.D-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Niki Gavin, M.D., Associate Program Director<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Any candidate considering fellowship training in any of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine programs must have passed Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the USMLE. In addition, please be aware that the University of Connecticut School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education programs do not sponsor \u201cH\u201d or \u201cO\u201d visas. Permanent Resident status (\u201cgreen card\u201d). The MFM Division is able to sponsor J-1 visas sponsored by ECFMG.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoy learning about our Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program. If you have any questions, please feel free to email either Pamela Brancati-Moynihan, MFM fellowship program coordinator at <a href=\"mailto:brancatimoynihan@uchc.edu\">brancatimoynihan@uchc.edu<\/a> or Andrea Shields, M.D., M.S., MFM fellowship director at <a href=\"mailto:wcampbell@uchc.edu\" rel=\"\">ashields@uchc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6037-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6037-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6037-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Program Aims<\/h3>\n<p>It is the aim of the fellowship to allow mastery of the principles and practices of maternal-fetal medicine, and make the graduate a life-time learner who continues to participate not only in their own education but also in the education of peers, medical students, residents, and fellows. At the completion of the fellowship, fellows should be well-trained to pursue either clinical or an academic career.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Welcome to the Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. We thank you for your interest in our fellowship program. 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