Developmental-Behavioral Fellowship

Program Description

The Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) Fellowship is a three-year ACGME accredited academic training program. 

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics is a unique subspecialty of Pediatrics that focuses on the child’s strengths and challenges within the context of the family using a biopsychosocial perspective. We seek to provide the fellow with the most comprehensive and culturally diverse DBP training program. The overriding goal is to develop the clinical skills, academic knowledge, research fundamentals, teaching expertise, and administrative experience necessary to be an exemplary Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician.  

• Fellows will learn clinical skills in a variety of settings including the hospital's outpatient clinics, the Child Development Center, and the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
• Subspecialists from genetics, neurology, neonatology, neurodevelopmental disabilities, physical medicine, adolescent medicine, psychiatry, and others will provide consultation for the fellow.
• Research fundamentals are taught in structured and interactive didactics with the goal of a first author publication under the supervision of an experienced mentor.
• The fellow will develop teaching expertise through interactions with attendings as well as pediatric residents, medical students, and trainees from disciplines such as psychology, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, nutrition, social work, and others.
• Finally, the fellow will acquire administrative experience in developing and running projects in the Developmental-Behavioral program.
• The fellow will receive Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities certification and be well prepared for the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics board examination.

For more information about our nationally recognized Childrens Hospital and the DBP field, see the following websites:
www.uscucedd.org
www.dbpeds.org

To Apply

For more information regarding our training goals or to discuss the program further please contact:
Dr. Douglas Vanderbilt 
Email or call 323-361-6994

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