Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound Fellowship: Experience of Dubrovnik International University Fellowship Program in Dubai

In this article, we review a 4-year experience (2009-2013) with a Postgraduate Fellowship Program in Advanced obstetrics and gynecology Ultrasound under the Academic Mentorship of Dubrovnik International University (DIU), Croatia. The fellowship was conducted in Dubai, Welcare Mediclinic Hospital, and an Academic Teaching Hospital of DIU. Since 2009, we completed four master diploma courses with 38 graduates from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The concept of the fellowship program did not require internship in our institution and allowed postgraduate students to remain in their professional and private environment. Each fellowship lasted for one year, including six teaching modules of 9 days every other month. The modules consisted of lectures given by international faculty and handson in the hospital, in the field of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology. The number of participants was limited to twelve in one course. At the end of the fellowship, students had to pass a written, oral and practical examination and hand over a logbook of a minimum of 50 sonographic case documentations. We give detailed account of the fellowship program, medicolegal and administrative specifics, course-related problems and their solutions from the nursing perspective, and describe the organizational challenges. How to cite this article Kurjak A, Honemeyer U, Sungler P, Grobler D, John LN. Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound Fellowship: Experience of Dubrovnik International University Fellowship Program in Dubai. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014;8(1):52-59.