This Maternal and Child Health Bureau-supported fellowship in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics equips graduates for leadership in five interrelated professional roles:
• Practitioner
• Teacher
• Research
• Advocate
• Leader/Director/Administrator

Strengths of the program:
1. Clinical: Our competitive fellowship offers a balance between development (autism, intellectual disability, developmental delays), and behavior (anxiety, toileting, stress reduction techniques) and ADHD.  Program is based in a collaborative division of Developmental-Behavioral pediatricians, pediatric psychologists, and neuropsychologists. This combination enables clinical and research collaboration.  The Division’s Rainbow Child Development Center focuses on the 3 As: ADHD, anxiety, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Considerable time is also spent in a Sleep Disorder Clinic, NICU Follow-up Clinic, and International Adoption Clinic.

2. There is an emphasis on the development of teaching skills through the expectation and opportunity to teach colleagues and pediatric residents
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3. Divisional and institutional supports mentor the fellows thought the pursuit of a research project. 

4. The Rainbow Center for Public Policy offers opportunities and mentoring in important public policy initiatives. 

 

Length: 3 years
Number of Fellows accepted each year: 1-2
Citizenship Requirement: United States citizens or those with permanent residency status in the United States