Your clinical work would center on fetal diagnosis. You would spend most of the day in the ultrasound unit, interpreting studies and consulting on abnormal fetal findings, not rounding on maternal inpatients. Your practice is supported by an academic team of residents, fellows, and MFM faculty.
| Practice Focus | Fetal ultrasound, fetal echocardiography, and genetics |
|---|---|
| Primary Site | Regional One Health ultrasound unit, Memphis |
| Fetal Center | Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, two clinic days per week |
| Ultrasound Space | Six ultrasound rooms and a reading room |
| Call | No routine MFM call in a fetal-focused role |
| Trainees | OB/GYN residents, MFM fellows, and medical students |
Regional One is the destination for many of the region's most medically complex pregnancies. Hospitals across the Mid-South transfer high-risk obstetric patients here. Many patients combine serious medical disease with social challenges that affect access to care.
For a fetal specialist, this means steady exposure to pathology that lower-acuity settings rarely see.
UTROP MFM has an office on the third floor of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, across the street from Regional One. The division sees fetal center patients there two days per week.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients with rare conditions sometimes become pregnant and are followed by the MFM division. The division sees about 3 to 5 of these patients each year. The number is small, but the pathology is unusual and rarely seen outside a few centers nationally.
If you practice fetal medicine only, there is no routine MFM call. If you choose to add maternal work, call comes with it.
Fellows describe meaningful autonomy and high-acuity training, which makes teaching a central part of the role.
Research is expected in the academic and fellowship setting, and the division supports it. The ultrasound program has a history of research output, and the department holds a research day for trainees and faculty. Studies that need substantial funding generally require grant support that you would bring or develop.