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Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters Children's Hospital of The
King's Daughters (CHKD) and the Department of Pediatrics at Eastern Virginia
Medical School offer a three year fellowship training program for a board
certified or board eligible pediatrician in child abuse pediatrics. The object
of the program is to train pediatricians to become medical experts knowledgeable
in all areas of child abuse and neglect, including physical abuse, sexual abuse,
neglect, as well as psychological abuse and neglect. The fellowship provides
comprehensive training and experience in clinical assessment, educational
presentation skills, and research skills for physicians who will pursue careers
in academic settings as clinicians, researchers, and educators. The Child Abuse Program at
CHKD consists of both medical and mental health components, involving
physicians, forensic nurses, social workers, psychologists, and case managers.
The program is a fully equipped multidisciplinary facility, with multiple
observation/treatment rooms and full capacity for audio- and video-taped
forensic interviews. The program has a very active multidisciplinary research
team. The Child Abuse Program is committed to medical student and resident
education with mandatory and elective pediatric resident rotations, allowing the
child abuse fellow opportunities for one on one teaching and didactic
presentations. Fellows are a part of a regional multidisciplinary team process
and will testify in court, train law enforcement, social services, and the legal
community, and participate in statewide organizations and committees.
Fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics |