Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
WELCOME TO DBP! We look forward to working with you this block!
Please see the general Goals and Objectives for the rotation. You will receive an individualized schedule for the month. Clinics are a mixture of telehealth and in person evaluations. April Perez-Moore will be your faculty lead for this block!
Rotation specific Pediatric Milestones:
1) Humanism & communication: Demonstrate humanism, compassion, integrity, and respect for others based on the characteristics of an empathic practitioner.
2) Medical knowledge: Demonstrate knowledge of normal development, neurodevelopmental disorders and patient care coordination within the health system that is relevant to DBP.
Evaluation and Feedback
The following will be formally evaluated on the DBP rotation:
- Participation in the evaluations, discussions, showing up on time, and professionalism
- Completion of the Vanderbilt TRIAD Portal: https://vkc.vumc.org/vkc/triad/provider-portal/
- Please review the following sections:
- “Brief Online Modules to Increase Autism-Specific Clinical Skills” & “ASD in Primary Care Education (ASD-PRIME)” (2hr online module)
- Click “Launch the training here” and follow directions listed on pdf to create a login and access the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center “My Courses” section
- “TRIAD Resources and Trainings” & “Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders”
- “ASD-PRIME: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Primary Care Education”
- ‘Resources and Additional Supports for Diagnostic Decision Making” (list of resources for DBP clinic)
- Click “Launch the training here” and follow directions listed on pdf to create a login and access the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center “My Courses” section
- “Brief Online Modules to Increase Autism-Specific Clinical Skills” & “ASD in Primary Care Education (ASD-PRIME)” (2hr online module)
- Please review the following sections:
- Rotation specific Pediatric Milestones
Reading:
Autism related reading for this rotation includes:
- Explanation of ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis)
- Autism Diagnosis Information Packet
- Next Steps, New Diagnosis Autism
- Autism Resource Central
- Asperger/Autism Network
Further recommended reading includes:
- Didactics slides
- Feeding Difficulties slides
- CDC Act Early site: All important info for developmental monitoring. This is where, under the healthcare provider section, you will find the Autism Course that you will complete for this rotation as noted above. Also, we recommend becoming familiar with WIC.
- MA Act Early: Learn about cultural differences
- UMass DBP Clinic Site: Learn about our clinics, criteria and resources
- Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics: Great site, in particular the Practice guidelines on complex ADHD
- Neuro-typical Children and Adolescents / Parenting Resources, including:
- Socialthinking.com
- Topics in Child Mental Health: National Institute of Mental Health brochures and fact sheets and Medline Mental Health Resources
- Parents’ Guide to Special Education
- Psychological Aspects and Treatments in Pediatric Illness and Chronic Medical Conditions: Explore the various “fact sheets” starting with topics you are particularly interested in
Additional, resident-created reading includes:
- Elimination Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (short version learning // extended version learning)
If you would like to update the information on this page, email kathryn.wynne@umassmemorial.org