Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics program offers a three-year fellowship training program which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Our goals are to produce physicians who are knowledgeable about specialty and consultative care for children and adolescents with developmental-behavioral disorders and who have met the training requirements for certification by the Subboard of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics of the American Board of Pediatrics.
Full-time and clinical faculty participate in and supervise the educational activities of the fellows, including patient care. Educational experiences encompass the content specifications for developmental-behavioral pediatrics as developed by the American Board of Pediatrics. Comprehensive care within the context of the child or adolescent environment is stressed in all areas. Our goals for residents include specialty knowledge, skills and ACGME competencies.
The program requires that the fellows obtain competencies in the six areas below to the level expected of a new practitioner: