Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Schedule and Curriculum

Fellows have the opportunity for meaningful experiences in related subspecialties and programs, including:

• Complex Care Center
• Fragile X Syndrome Clinic
• Gastroenterology
• Human Genetics
• International Adoption Center
• Neurobehavioral Psychiatry
• Neurology
• NICU Follow-up Clinic
• Rehabilitation Medicine
• Reading and Literacy Discovery Center
• Sleep Medicine
• Transgender Health Clinic

Timeline

Per ACGME, subspecialty training requires at least 12 months of clinical experience and at least 12 months dedicated to research/scholarly activity. The remaining 12 months can be structured based on the fellow’s interests and career goals, including additional certification/degree pursuits, i.e., Certificate or Master’s in Medical Education, Master of Science in Clinical Research, Master of Public Health, etc.

Education

• Weekly core didactics (ABP DBP Content)
• Weekly psychopathology/psychopharmacology seminar with Child and Adolescent Psychiatry trainees
• Monthly case conference with core preceptors
• Monthly psychopharmacology case conference
• Monthly DBP Board preparation
• Monthly research curriculum including QI didactics
• Monthly divisional DEI seminar
• Bimonthly DBPs as Educators seminar
• Quarterly book club
• Quarterly journal club
• Over 300 hours instruction/field experience in leadership, advocacy and interdisciplinary teaming through the University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Training Program.
• ADOS®-2 Training
• Fellow teaching roles in clinic and residency rotation
• Fellow presentation opportunities to other trainees, faculty, community, and at regional and national conferences 

Call Responsibilities

Call is scheduled in one-week increments and is telephone call. Each fellow takes a maximum of 12 weeks of call per year (about one week per month). Fellows always have faculty back-up when they are on call. DDBP does not provide inpatient consultations.