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Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship

Training Future Leaders in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

The Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship program at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin offers a multidisciplinary training framework for delivering compassionate, evidence-based and inquisitive health care. The fellowship offers opportunities to develop skills in clinical research, point-of-care ultrasound, global health, education, palliative care, administration/management, biomedical engineering/technology development and quality improvement.

Training is provided by a team of 22 neonatology faculty members. The neonatology attending team is supported by an exceptionally talented team of neonatal nurse practitioners, highly skilled neonatal nurses and specialists from obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, pediatric surgery, pediatric cardiovascular surgery, palliative care and all major pediatric subspecialties.

The Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship is affiliated with Dell Med’s Department of Pediatrics.

Training Facilities

Fellowship training is centered at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, both of which are located in Central Austin. Fellows will also train at Ascension Seton’s Women’s Health Tower, which is expected to open in 2025.

Ascension Seton Medical Center.

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin is home to a 43-bed, Level III neonatal intensive care unit and is the main site for fellows to gain experience with a primarily inborn neonatal population. Training here focuses on antenatal consultation, high-risk delivery coordination, delivery room management, “golden hour” care and the ongoing care of micropreemies.

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas.

Dell Children’s is home to a 56-bed, Level IV neonatal intensive care unit that provides inpatient care for infants transferred for cardiac, general surgical and other subspecialty care. The program’s Comprehensive Fetal Care Center and Special Delivery Unit serves families with complex congenital anomalies seeking interventional procedures or coordination of multispecialty care.

Training here focuses on management of complex patients with multiorgan diseases processes, multidisciplinary collaboration with numerous subspecialty teams for infants with prolonged hospital stay and high-level care coordination.

Ascension Seton Medical Center.
Ascension Seton’s Women’s Health Tower

Opening in fall 2025, the new Women’s Health Tower will expand access to comprehensive health services in Central Texas with advanced clinical services for women’s health, increased patient capacity, high-quality, optimized multidisciplinary care, and academic programs and subspecialty expertise.

The tower will feature patient-centered design with state-of-the-art technology, capacity for approximately 8,500 deliveries, private neonatal intensive care unit rooms, C-section suites, expanded antepartum space and growth for other women’s health services.

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Comprehensive & Dynamic Training

The fellowship utilizes an innovative curriculum that includes interactive case studies, simulations, regular instructional sessions and a flipped classroom model with hands-on skills training.

Unique Research & Scholarship Opportunities

The program offers multiple avenues for research and encourages fellows to undertake projects tailored to their specific interests and career goals.

Trainee-Centered Mentorship

Fellows receive comprehensive mentorship throughout their training for creating individualized learning plans, conducting research, and preparing for independent practice.

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