Lurie Center for Autism: A Multidisciplinary Clinic for Children, Adolescents and Adults with Autism
PS 530M.3
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Description
The Lurie Center is a multidisciplinary clinic that provides initial diagnosis and ongoing care for children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The Center includes child and adult neurologists and psychiatrists, developmental and gastrointestinal pediatricians, an adult internist, neuropsychologists, and speech, occupational and physical therapists. Students spend one week with neurologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians and among the remaining disciplines, respectively. They will become familiar with the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of autism and related disorders. Students will be provided with a reading list of seminal papers in autism that will be discussed with faculty over the course of the rotation. Students will attend weekly clinical case conferences and weekly presentations by various providers within and outside of the Lurie Center. Interested students may spend a shadowing day off-site observing and learning from our primary research collaborating sites, including the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (J Hooker PhD et al), the Center for Human Genetic Research (J Gusella PhD et al) and the Behavioral Genetics Laboratory at McLean Hospital (W Carlezon PhD et al). Residents/fellows rotate through the Center on a limited basis. There are no "on-call" responsibilities. This elective takes place at the Lurie Center for Autism located in Lexington, MA. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the Lexington, MA location.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
Open to International Visiting Students
