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Duke University Medical Center Duke University Medical Center through the
Department of Pediatrics and Duke Hospital offers a 2-year academic
Fellowship Program in Child Abuse and Neglect designed for Board Certified or
Board Eligible Pediatricians. The Fellowship Program was developed in 2002 as an
integral part of the DUMC inpatient Child Abuse and Neglect Consult Team and the
outpatient Multidisciplinary Child Abuse and Neglect Evaluation Team at the
Center for Child and Family Health-NC. The Fellowship is designed to provide
comprehensive clinical and academic training in all aspects of child abuse and
neglect including multidisciplinary forensic evaluations for concerns of
physical maltreatment, sexual maltreatment, emotional maltreatment, neglect and
dependency and to prepare the physician in developing evidence-based expert
medical opinions for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment and recommendations.
The CCFH-NC houses the outpatient medical clinic for the Multidisciplinary Child
Abuse and Neglect Evaluation Team, as well as the Child and Family Mental Health
Programs and the Early Intervention Assessment and Treatment Programs. Training
experiences also include hospital-based rotations with Pediatric Radiology,
Neuro-Radiology and the UNC Burn Unit. Off-site rotations include training with
the local Child Protective Services and Guardian ad Litem programs, as well as
training in preparation for expert medical testimony in District and Superior
Court. The Fellowship in Child Abuse and Neglect also provides a very compatible
opportunity for completion of a Masters of Public Health or a Residency in
Preventative Medicine through the nearby University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. Development and completion of research projects in Duke University Medical Center,
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