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Poster Session 4

(1224) Do Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Websites Adequately Depict Training Opportunities?

Friday, January 31, 2025
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM  
Objective: After the COVID-19 pandemic and with current virtual fellowship interviews, applicants rely heavily on programs’ websites early in the application process to assess a program’s unique training attributes and fit with their professional goals. We aimed to evaluate and compare the availability of information on education and training on MFM fellowship program websites between 2021 and 2024.

Study Design: This was a cross-sectional analysis of MFM fellowship websites for the 109 ACGME-accredited programs. Fellowship program websites had previously been reviewed in July 2021 and then again in July/August 2024 for the following information: delivery and antepartum volumes; level of neonatal intensive care units (NICU); regional perinatal center designation; sample curriculum with didactic schedule, simulation sessions, and call responsibilities; and training in placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders, prenatal diagnostic procedures, and dilatation and evacuation (D&E). The percentage of websites that included each of these components was calculated and compared across time points. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact analyses were performed with a p-value < 0.05. 

Results: 107 (98%) of the 109 ACGME-accredited MFM fellowship programs had an official website as of August 2024. Less websites were “up to date” for the current academic year in July 2024 (50%) compared to July 2021 (65%) [p=0.04]. A larger proportion of programs in 2024 included information about the didactic schedule (p=0.029), procedure training (p=0.014), simulation training (p=0.01), NICU level (p=0.014), and perinatal center designation (p=0.002) [Figure 1]. However, a smaller percentage of websites in 2024 included the rotation schedule as compared to 2021 (56% vs 71%, p=0.03). 

Conclusion: This study demonstrates continued gaps in the availability of desired information about education and training on MFM fellowship program websites. Programs should continue to improve information availability to enhance the application process, particularly as fellowship programs look to adopt signaling as AGCME residency applications have implemented.