Family Medicine-Obstetrics Fellowship
ECU Health Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology has developed a two-year Family Medicine-Obstetrics Fellowship that will train prospective fellows to have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to partner with Obstetrics & Gynecology specialists in the provision of maternal-child health care, specifically in the rural setting. The fellow will train within the ECU Health system at both a rural hospital site, ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, NC as well as the ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
At the Edgecombe location they will practice and learn alongside experienced OB-Gyn’s in both the clinic, maternity ward, and operating room. The fellow will gain an understanding of the unique challenges associated with the delivery of maternal-child health care in the rural setting.
Prerequisites:
At the time of start of fellowship be:
- BC/BE in Family Medicine
- Licensed to practice medicine in the state of North Carolina
- Privileged in Family Medicine-Obstetrics and Gynecology at ECU Health Medical Center and ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
- Accepted into ECU MPH program
How To apply:
Applications accepted alternating years. Next application cycle 2026 for fellowship start 2027.
Please email the following documents by August 31st to Richard Temple, MD at templer23@ecu.edu
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of recommendation from residency Program Director
- Letters of recommendation from two privileged and board-certified physicians who have worked with you in the past year and who provide obstetric care in the hospital where you provide obstetric care (for current residents this can be OB faculty or FM-OB faculty)
