OB Fellowship at Hoboken University Medical Center

The Obstetrical Fellowship is 12 months in duration and is a collaboration between the
Department of Family Medicine (New York Medical College) and the Department of OB/GYN.
The fellowship program is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, a vibrant community located on the
banks of the Hudson River with close proximity to New York City. Hoboken University Medical
Center is a community hospital that services a diverse patient population reflective of the New
York Metro area. The fellowship program is unopposed, and its primary purpose is to enhance
the family practitioner’s skill set in the management of laboring patient, with a strong emphasis
on normal vaginal delivery and operative delivery. The OB fellow functions as a mentor to both
Family Medicine residents and medical students while in the Labor and Delivery Unit.

Objectives

Learn antepartum intrapartum and postpartum care
Learn obstetrical triage
Learn vaginal delivery, cesarean delivery, operative vaginal delivery-vacuum extraction
Learn the management of labor and delivery unit
Learn management of induction of labor, spontaneous labor, pre–term labor, PPROM and shoulder dystocia
Diagnose and manage high–risk pregnancies gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, placenta previa etc.
Learn antenatal testing biophysical profile nonstress test
Learn techniques for routine ultrasound

Curriculum

12 months of Labor and Delivery
One-half day prenatal clinic for 12 months
4 weeks of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
2 weeks of Ultrasound

Call Requirement

Approximately 8 calls per month

Fellow Case Numbers

Approximately 200 operative deliveries
200 vaginal deliveries

Faculty

Osbert Fernandez, MD, Fellowship Director, Osbert.fernandez@carepointhealth.org

Neal Gressock, MD

Michael Ahn, D.O.

Francine Hyman, MD

Liz Scheff, MD

Dineasha Potter-McQuilkin, MD

Christine Schultheiss, MD

Requirements

Completed a Family Medicine Residency in good standing and be board-eligible or board-
certified
New Jersey medical license and DEA before July 1st of fellowship
CV
Personal Statement
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Provider Status
Current Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Provider Status
BLS/ACLS Provider Status
Procedure log including number of deliveries performed and mode of delivery
Three letters of recommendation. One letter must be from Program Director or Department Chair

All materials must be received before an interview can be granted.

Application Timeline and Dates to Note

May 1st – date for submission of application
September 1st – closing date for receipt of fellowship application
Interviews will take place between September 15th and September 30th
*Interview dates are approximate

Graduate Medical Education Office
Martha Truglio
System GME Administrator
(201) 418-3127
Martha.truglio@carepointhealth.org