Fetal medicine fellowship loses accreditation

By: Julie McCoy February 23rd, 2009

The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology stripped The University of South Florida’s  fetal medicine fellowship of accreditation, according to an article in the St. Petersburg Times.

After a site visit in October, the Board ruled that there was too little supervision at some of the clinics the fellows worked in, said the article.

The fellowship program director claims that the reasons the Board cites for removing accreditation are not factual. The Board issued 10 citations, according to an article in The Oracle, USF’s newspaper. For example, the article states that one of the citations issued is because the program director did not have any published papers, but the program director publishes about one paper per month. Apparently, the Board had the wrong director listed.

According to The Oracle, GME officials says they’re confident the program will regain accreditation quickly.

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