Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician Faculty

Overview

MAHEC (Mountain Area Health Education Center) is a non-profit established in 1974 to improve training and retention of healthcare professionals across Western North Carolina. We are dedicated to excellence in clinical care, health professions education, and innovative practices that can be replicated nationally. Located in Asheville, MAHEC serves North Carolina’s 16 westernmost counties and is the largest of the nine state AHECs addressing national and state concerns with the supply, retention, and quality of health professionals, especially in rural areas.

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Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist faculty position within the Department of OB/GYN and meeting all of the job requirements of MFM faculty.

• Participates in obstetric and gynecologic core curriculum for residents, fellows, and students, including the identification of topics, reading lists, and provision of feedback.
• Participates in obstetrical teaching rounds as appropriate.
• Participates in MFM teaching conferences, didactics, simulation events, and other teaching needs as mutually agreed upon in collaboration with the Fellowship Program Director, Division Director, and Department Chair with priority placed on MFM Fellowship activities.
• Evaluates fellows’ and residents' obstetrical knowledge with an established evaluation process.
• Takes an active role in both fellowship and resident teaching in general obstetrics and MFM, as well as regional teaching in prenatal ultrasound and other topics as required.

• Supervises MFM Fellows, OB/GYN residents, family practice residents, fellows, and medical students within MAHEC Department of OB/GYN clinical settings, Mission Hospital and at regional sites through outreach activities as appropriate.

• Oversees the didactic curriculum for the MFM fellowship, meeting ACGME and ABOG guidelines for education, research, evaluation, and clinical care for MFM Fellowship.
• Works with MAHEC OB/GYN fellowship program director, MAHEC MFM Division Director, and MAHEC Department Chair to ensure clinical responsibilities for MFM Fellowship are meeting needs and requirements for the patients of Western North Carolina.
• Understands and complies with ACGME clinical supervision and oversight of MFM Fellows.
• Works collaboratively with Fellowship Director and Research Curriculum director to ensure the research experience for MFM fellows meets ACGME standards and creates opportunities that comply with required protocols and guidelines.
• Assists with recruitment and retention of MFM fellows.

• Continues the practice of MFM to provide care to patients at MAHEC Department of OB/Gyn clinical sites, Mission Health including regional hospital affiliates, and at other regional sites through outreach activities.
• Participates in general MFM duties and clinics (labor and delivery coverage, in and outpatient consultation, prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound, management of high-risk pregnancy, and performance of specialty-specific procedures (amniocentesis, CVS, fetal ECHO, including imaging for office and region).
• Shares in MFM call and rounding.
• Supervises fellow and resident outpatient clinics, inpatient care, obstetric surgeries.
• Supports large APP OB practice as well as substance abuse care for pregnant women including buprenorphine prescription.

• Demonstrates clinical and scholarly expertise in maternal fetal medicine by publication of original research in peer-reviewed journals within the past three years; and at least one of the following within the past three years: extramural peer-reviewed funding, presentation at regional or national scientific or faculty development meetings (primary presenter, co-presenter, co-investigator, or senior author), participation in national committees or educational organizations.
• Supports a robust research curriculum for MFM fellows.
• Expands existing regional research collaborations and develops new relationships for research.
• Provides clinical research project oversight and mentoring for MFM Fellows.

• Participates in clinical leadership group(s) for OBGYN and greater MAHEC. Provides OB consultation for Project CARA research. Represents OBGYN department on the Research Committee at MAHEC.

• Assists with document development and updates for the Perinatal Provider’s toolbox. Participates in monthly multi-disciplinary Perinatal and Medical Complications meetings. Teaches in monthly Ultrasound Conference at the discretion of MFM division director.

• May vary as requested by chair or hospital service line.

This role description is a general description of the essential job functions. It is not intended to describe all the duties the MFM Faculty may perform.

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