Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

Catalog description

The elective in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine is designed to help students develop an analytical approach to the diagnosis and management of developmental behavioral disorders in children. The student will have the opportunity to be involved in outpatient consultations in the Developmental Behavioral Pediatric clinic. Approximately 20-30 new consultations are completed a month; the student will participate and learn how to do a developmental behavioral consultation with the clinician. The students will also be involved in providing follow-up care to 6 to 8 patients with developmental and behavioral disorders per day, including exposure in the medication follow-up clinic.