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Child and Adolescent Care
Children are an integral part of the family. Accordingly, their care is an integral part of
family medicine. Residents learn to evaluate and manage acute and chronic problems
of the newborn, young child and adolescent. As health maintenance, growth and
development are key during the formative years, the curriculum also emphasizes:
› Well-baby care
› Family dynamics
› Preventive medicine
› Developmental/behavioral psychology
› Infant and child nutrition
The first-year Resident works primarily in the newborn nursery and on the pediatric floor, which includes the Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit. Residents are directly responsible for newborn care as well as pediatric service admissions. Residents have active
outpatient pediatric practices. Senior Residents have a block rotation in outpatient pediatrics with excellent patient volumes.
Behavioral Sciences and Psychiatry
Having solid skills in the behavioral sciences enables the family physician to more effectively diagnose and treat
patient problems. The behavioral science curriculum embraces the bio-psycho-social model that is fundamental
to the practice of family medicine.
› Psychiatric emergencies
› Family dynamics, growth
› Hyperactivity
› Psychopharmacology
and development
› Depression
› Crisis intervention
› Parenting and aging
› Eating disorders
› Mental status examinations
› Substance abuse
› Schizophrenia
› Interviewing techniques
› Psychosomatic illnesses
› Domestic violence
Longitudinal behavioral science training occurs in all clinical settings. It is reinforced by a block rotation in the
second year, which includes a combination of inpatient and outpatient experiences. Residents have the
opportunity of working in abuse programs as well as a child and adolescent psychiatric treatment facility.
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