Participation and presentation at formal conferences are key components of our fellowship training program.  The collective series is designed to provide fellows with a deeper understanding of both clinical and physiological aspects of neonatal-perinatal medicine, as well as an opportunity to develop their own critical and didactic skills.

• Neonatal journal club.  This monthly conference entails the presentation and in depth discussion of 1 or 2 current journal articles pertaining to neonatology.  The conference is regularly attended by the neonatology faculty and fellows, as well as faculty from other relevant disciplines.
• Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality.  This monthly multidisciplinary conference has the fellow presenting a clinical summary, then leading a discussion into factors contributing to the morbidity and mortality in the case.  Participation includes the neonatology faculty and fellows, as well as faculty in perinatology, pathology, genetics, and other disciplines as applicable.
• Neonatal Physiology Lecture Series.  This monthly presentation is provided by the neonatal fellows.  The topics are assigned from sections of the textbook "Fetal & Neonatal Physiology".   The fellow is responsible for summarizing and presenting the assigned section.  The lectures are attended by the neonatology faculty and fellows, as well as guest faculty from the pertinent discipline.  This lecture series repeats in a three year cycle allowing all fellows exposure to the entire curriculum without repetition.
• Combined Perinatology conference is held weekly.  This informal conference is attended by the neonatology faculty and fellows, residents on NICU rotation, MFM faculty, and OB/Gyn residents.  The content of this conference is highly variable, but usually is an informal case based discussion of a particularly interesting patient, condition, or dilemma (diagnostic, treatment, or ethical).
• Dysmorphology Conference.  This monthly fetal board conference is run by the MFM faculty, and includes multidisciplinary discussion of abnormal fetal ultrasound findings from the previous month.  Participants include neonatology faculty and fellows, geneticists, pediatric surgeons, pediatric cardiologists, and pathologists.
• Pediatric Grand Rounds.  Held weekly, these traditional style conferences cover a wide variety of general pediatric topics.  Many of these presentations are given by invited guest experts from throughout the country.