Neonatology Fellowship Quick Facts

• Nine ACGME-approved training positions; three per year of training.

• The Memorial Tournament NICU has 99 beds and is a level IV unit with approximately 1,000 admissions per year.

• The OSU NICU has 49 beds and is a Level III unit with a high-risk delivery service managed by Maternal-Fetal Medicine and has approximately 4500 deliveries per year with 900 NICU admissions.

• Eleven 4-week blocks of dedicated NICU service time with in-house call averaging one in five nights over three years.

• Four weeks of Perinatal Medicine working with OSU Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department.

• Four weeks of dedicated Neonatal Cardiology service time with a focus on management of post-operative congenital heart disease patients.

• Six weeks of dedicated Neonatal Follow-Up Clinic  experience over three years.

• Two weeks of Transport Service over three years.

• One week of BPD service over three years.

• Weekly and monthly conferences dedicated to Fellow education. 

• A wide range of academic opportunities are available, including: bench research, clinical research, translational research, quality improvement projects, development of education tools and curricula, and scholarly projects in ethics, and informatics.

• Opportunity to pursue advanced degrees including a Master of Public Health through The Ohio State University.

• Broad-based, departmentally supported core curriculum designed to meet ABP training requirements for pediatric subspecialties and wide array of teaching conferences and seminars focused on topics pertinent to NPM.

• Funding for educational needs (books, journals, technology, and attendance to national meetings).