▁their ▁care ers . ▁These ▁individuals ▁tradition ally ▁ ▁exhib it ▁leadership , ▁commit ment , ▁and ▁interest ▁in ▁teaching , ▁research , ▁or ▁public ▁policy . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁activities ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁program ▁include ▁paid ▁attend ance ▁to ▁the ▁SM FM ▁annual ▁meeting , ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁special ▁courses ▁and ▁experiences , ▁and ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁personal ▁ment or ship ▁from ▁current ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Mat ernal - f etal ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁marked ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁formal ▁establishment ▁of ▁Mat ernal - f etal ▁medicine ▁as ▁a ▁special ty , ▁as ▁ 1 6 ▁pione ers ▁took ▁the ▁M FM ▁bo ards ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Among st ▁that ▁group ▁of ▁pione ers ▁was ▁Dr . ▁Edward ▁J . ▁Qu ill igan , ▁who ▁has ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁dec ades ▁of ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁women ' s ▁health , ▁through ▁teaching , ▁research , ▁and ▁leadership . ▁To ▁honour ▁his ▁legacy ▁and ▁his ▁exempl ary ▁service ▁to ▁modern ▁Ob st et rics , ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Mat ernal - F etal ▁Medicine ▁and ▁The ▁P reg n ancy ▁Foundation ▁created ▁the ▁Qu ill igan ▁Sch ol ars ▁program , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁of ▁ 5 ▁recip ients ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Mat ernal - F etal ▁Medicine ▁annual ▁meeting ▁in ▁New