Family Medicine, Fellowship, Infection Control, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osteopathy, Outpatient Care, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Safety Standards, Schedule Development, Training/Teaching, Ultrasound, United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), Women's Health
Advanced Obstetric Training for Family Medicine Physicians
The USA Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship prepares family physicians to provide comprehensive maternity care across inpatient and outpatient settings. This one-year fellowship offers advanced clinical and procedural training, including cesarean delivery and obstetric ultrasound, with a mission to expand safe, high-quality obstetric care to rural and underserved areas.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate obstetric patients and their fetal monitoring tracings in triage.
- Provide labor management, vaginal delivery, and instrumented deliveries to obstetric patients.
- Perform cesarean sections as primary surgeon with obstetric providers. Surgical skill level at the beginning of the fellowship will determine when the fellow is ready to be the primary surgeon.
- Augment surgical skills by assisting gynecologic surgeries, including tubal ligations, D&Cs and open hysterectomies.
- Perform post-partum tubal ligations on patients.
- Provide daily management of antepartum service patients.
- Perform limited obstetric ultrasound at USA Health Center for Women’s Health and Andalusia Health
- Teach residents on the obstetric service: triage evaluation, cervical exams, labor management, Pitocin augmentation, IUPC, FSE, vaginal delivery, and postpartum care.
- Present ACOG Practice Bulletins during weekly didactic sessions.
- Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements
- Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
- Regular and prompt attendance
- Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
- Related duties as assigned
In addition to completing the application, applicants must also submit the following materials:
- Letters of recommendation (2) including one from your current Program Director and one from an OB-GYN or FMOB physician who has direct knowledge of your clinical OB skills is advisable
- Personal statement
- Curriculum Vitae
- Log Verification
- ITE scores
- USMLE or COMLEX Scores
- Alabama Attestation
Additional Information:
Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree
- Completion of a three-year family medicine residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- Active Alabama medical license or eligibility to obtain
- Active board certification or eligibility to obtain
- Calid Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration Number
- Committment to Alabama Family Practice Rural Health Board’s requirement of one year return of service in a rural Alabama community with fewer than 25,000 citizens OR employment at a family medicine residency that teaches obstetrics to future family medicine physicians.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:
The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer – minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.