Developmental Pediatrics and Learning Disorders
PD 525M.7
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Description
The Developmental Medicine Center provides evaluation and follow-up for children with developmental and behavioral concerns. It serves as both a fellow and residency training program and serves a wide variety of patient needs. This course will enable students to become familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of various developmental and behavioral disorders in children. They will learn about normal and abnormal development. They will be exposed to various clinical services that evaluate learning and behavioral issues in children, and will become familiar with diagnosis and treatment of specific disorders such as autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities, and become more familiar with general behavioral principals and specific developmental and behavioral issues including feeding, sleep and toileting. They will learn about developmental screening tools and their importance in the primary care setting. They will be introduced to specific developmental assessment techniques and to the relevant literature and research in the area child development. Students will participate in specialty clinics (i.e. ADHD, toilet school), multidisciplinary clinics (along with team conferences), general Developmental and Behavioral follow-up clinics as well as attend didactic sessions. Level of student involvement is dependent on the motivation of the student. There is no call requirement.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
Open to International Visiting Students
