Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program Curriculum and Schedule
The curriculum of UT Southwestern's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program is designed to develop outstanding clinical neonatologists with the knowledge, skills, judgment, and leadership abilities needed for independent practice.
Fellows learn through:
- Clinical immersion
- Bedside teaching
- Didactic conferences
- Simulation and resuscitation training
- Research mentorship
- Quality improvement work
- Progressive autonomy
The first three weeks of fellowship include an intensive orientation to prepare fellows for clinical duties. Fellows then rotate through a range of clinical experiences, including:
- Parkland Memorial Hospital NICU
- Children's Medical Center Dallas NICU
- The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
- THRIVE Clinic
- Maternal-fetal medicine
- Research rotations
- Electives
Each fellow completes 52 weeks of clinical service over the three-year fellowship: 26 weeks in the first year, 18 weeks in the second year, and eight weeks in the third year. This structure allows fellows to build a strong clinical foundation early while progressively increasing time for research, scholarly work, electives, leadership development, and career preparation.
Conferences
Core educational conferences include:
- Parkland M&M
- Children's Medical Center M&M and ECMO Conference
- Ethics
- Health Disparities & Advocacy
- Quality Improvement
- Divisional Research Conference
- Physiology
- Evidence-Based Medicine
Additional educational opportunities include:
- Parkland Resuscitation Conference
- Children's Resuscitation Conference
- Pediatric Grand Rounds
- Pediatric Multidisciplinary Conference
- FETAL Conference
- NeuroNICU Conference
- Clinical Forum
The curriculum also emphasizes fellow development as teachers and team leaders. Fellows lead multidisciplinary rounds, teach residents and medical students, supervise procedures, participate in family meetings, and gain progressive autonomy in the management of complex neonatal patients.