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. 2022 Jul;42(7):976-981.
doi: 10.1038/s41372-022-01314-8. Epub 2022 Jan 26.

Part 6: Essentials of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship: program administration

Maria Gillam-Krakauer #  1 , Jotishna Sharma #  2 , Patrick Myers  3 ; ONTPD Fellowship Directors Writing Group; Elizabeth M Bonachea  4
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Part 6: Essentials of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship: program administration

Maria Gillam-Krakauer et al. J Perinatol. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

A successful Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship (NPM-F) program requires presence and insight of national and institutional supervisory organizations as well as effective program-specific leaders: program director (PD), associate program director (APD), program coordinator (PC), and core faculty. It is becoming more common for PDs and APDs to have advanced training in medical education and conduct medical education research. While NPM-F program leaders benefit from a strong national NPM educator community, they face challenges of increased regulatory burden and unclear national guidelines with variable local interpretation for protected time. National and local organizations can support program leaders and promote their academic success while reducing burnout and turnover by providing leadership training, academic mentoring, and adequate protected time for research and program-specific tasks.

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Conflict of interest statement

Consortia authors declare the following competing interests: MG has received sponsored research agreement funding from Astarte Medical Partners and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. PC has received funding from Elsevier publishing and MedStudy. None of these sources had any role in this manuscript. All Authors are involved in Neonatal–Perinatal Medicine fellowship program leadership.

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