The Critical Care Division coordinates the acute care of seriously ill children. Developmental Pediatrics, Child Psychiatry and Genetics The Division of Developmental Pediatrics operates the Vince Moseley Developmental Evaluation Center which uses an interdisciplinary team approach in meeting the diagnostic and therapeutic needs of children with developmental disabilities. The team of professionals works together with children and their families through individual assessments, team staffing conferences with community professionals and follow-up parent conferences. From these interactions, a diagnosis and treatment plan is created to meet the specific needs of each child and his family. Fellowship training is available in this subspecialty.
Consultations are available for all patients with follow-up plans for treatment as indicated.
Individualized electives are available to learn psychiatric assessment, behavioral management, and psychopharmacology. Genetics is part of the required one-month rotation in the first year of residency through Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. During the third year of training, the pediatric resident is given the opportunity of taking an additional one-month elective rotation in genetics. The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine provides a wide range of pediatric emergency experiences with supervision by attending physicians. A combination of direct patient care, teaching sessions, mock codes and resident directed conferences covers all aspects of pediatric emergency medicine.