Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship
Physicians perform a C-section at ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health Children's & Women's Hospital.
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Welcome Message
We offer a remarkable experience for our fellows and are looking for candidates who will continue to provide care to underserved and/or rural populations after training and improve health outcomes. Our fellowship is provided in the blended context of academic and rural medicine. ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health is the only academic health center in lower Alabama and includes ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital, which has the only level III neonatal intensive care unit in the region. Andalusia Health, our partner hospital, is Covington County’s primary provider of full range obstetrical care.
The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship in Mobile, Alabama, is an evolving training program for family medicine physicians that began in July 2022. The fellowship provides trainees with a tailored and comprehensive 12-month educational experience with robust obstetrics training in both urban and rural settings. Fellows will receive instruction in OB ultrasound, including the use of telehealth, cesarean-section training, advanced obstetrics, prenatal care (including at-risk pregnancies), and gynecological procedures. The one-year program accepts up to two fellows each year from accredited residency programs in family medicine.
Current Fellow
Brittany Pederson, D.O.
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Broadlawns Medical Center Family Medicine
Past Fellows
Kayla Arthur, D.O.
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University
Residency: East Tennessee State University Bristol Family Medicine
Stefanie Sippl, MD
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Residency: University of Wisconsin at Madison Family Medicine and Community Health
Rachel Mendoza, M.D.
Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University
Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine at Via Christi
Olivia Johnson, M.D.
Medical School: East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine at Via Christi
- Strong university-based program, with training in both urban and rural hospitals.
- Program affiliated with ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital, 152 beds, with more than 2,400 deliveries per year; and Andalusia Health, with approximately 300 deliveries per year, located in rural Alabama.
- Community-based partnership with Evergreen Family Medical and Franklin Primary Health Center to deliver prenatal care.
- Fellows have the opportunity to perform 70-100 C-sections, 85-plus vaginal deliveries, 10-20 tubal ligations; postpartum tubals, perineal laceration repairs, deliveries, D&Cs, IUD insertions, endometrial biopsies and colposcopies.
- Dedicated family medicine and OB-GYN faculty who are accessible and committed to your education, providing both clinical supervision and expertise, as well as rewarding mentorship.
Labor and Delivery
- The inpatient service will be at ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital and at least four months of operative obstetric care at a rural Alabama hospital, Andalusia Health.
Clinic
- Family medicine clinic (½ day every week): providing maternal and newborn care to own panel of patients at the Andalusia Health clinics while on rural rotations.
- Prenatal clinic in Evergreen (1 day every other week); time is spent providing prenatal care at Evergreen Family Medical | Franklin Primary Health Center in Evergreen, AL
- Selective time that rotates (examples include MFM clinic, OB ultrasound, D&C and LEEP
in OR, Colpo clinic, family planning clinic, Antepartum service)
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health Children's & Women's Hospital
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Health Strada Patient Care Center
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Clinic Locations (Mobile, AL)
- Outpatient OB/GYN clinic will take place at the Center for Women’s Health | Strada Patient Care Center
- Outpatient management of high-risk pregnancies with ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Center for Women’s Health | Strada Patient Care Center
- Gynecology blocks will take place at ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Center for Women’s Health | Strada Patient Care Center
Didactics
- Blocked time for weekly didactics with faculty and rural physicians will cover textbook reading assignments supplemented with corresponding ACOG practice bulletins and committee opinions
- Participation in and leading of hands-on simulations
- Monthly Journal Club
- Continuing medical education reimbursement
- ALSO course; NRP course; advanced ultrasound course
- ½ day of administrative time; periodically present a topic to residents on service or at-large depending on scheduling
Sample 4-Week Block Schedule
| Required Block Rotation | Number of Block(s) |
|---|---|
| Labor and Delivery | 3 |
| Gynecology | 1 |