University of North Carolina (UNC) Health has launched an obstetrics and gynaecology (OB-GYN) fellowship programme focused on rural women’s health.
The programme, offered by the UNC School of Medicine, is designed to train physicians to deliver care in rural areas, thereby enhancing access to maternity services for women in North Carolina’s maternity care deserts.
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UNC Rural Obstetrics and Gynecology Fellowship director Dr Kavita Arora said: “Early and regular prenatal care is critical for reducing the risks of pregnancy and birth complications.
“More than half of the women in rural North Carolina live more than 30 minutes away from a birthing hospital. That’s more than twice the distance compared to urban areas in the state. Our new OB-GYN fellowship is a big step in the right direction to close that gap.”
The two-year UNC programme is conducted at two rural healthcare facilities: UNC Health Lenoir and UNC Health Rockingham.
Located in Eden, UNC Health Rockingham provides services to Rockingham, Pittsylvania, Henry, Guilford, and Caswell counties.
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By GlobalDataMeanwhile, UNC Health Lenoir, situated in Kinston, caters to Lenoir, Greene, and Jones counties. The fellowship is structured to include 50% clinical and 50% nonclinical academic training.
UNC Physicians Network chief medical officer Dr Sachin Gupta said: “From office-based prenatal care to labour and delivery to gynaecologic surgery, our medical fellows will provide hands-on care with patients as well as work on career development goals like quality training, healthcare finances, executive healthcare leadership development and research.
“They can also tap into the unparalleled resources offered within the UNC Health infrastructure across the state.”
The programme equips fellowship graduates to deliver clinical care in rural health settings. The structure of the fellowship enables the personalised tailoring of nonclinical time to align with individual professional development objectives.
