Fellowship Training Program in Adolescent Medicine
Third Year

The third-year fellow refines the clinical, academic, administrative, and research skills acquired over the previous two years. The fellow precepts in the clinic, co-attends, gives lectures to residents and students, possibly presents at Pediatric Grand Rounds, and is expected to present his/her research at a national conference meeting. The fellow may also choose to develop a new program in an area of special interest.

Clinical Activity

• On-site at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (three sessions per week)
  • Primary care and preventative care (medical and reproductive)
  • Acute care
  • Inpatient care (co-attend ten weeks per year)
  • Specialty care
    • Nutrition and wellness
    • Parenting teens and infants
    • HIV-infected youth
• Off-site locations (one session per week September to June)
  • Barnard College Health

Scholarly Activity

• Case/core didactic/research conferences
• Organize and present at journal club
• Organize and schedule instructive seminars for medical students and residents
• Precept house staff with faculty back-up
• Serve as junior attending on the inpatient unit, primarily responsible for patient care and teaching activities
• Learn about service grants (where and how to get funding)
• Attend advocacy seminars and complementary training programs
• Clinical preceptor for first-year medical students learning history and physical examination skills
• Clinical mentor for third-year medical students in their pediatric clerkship
• Health education and outreach to schools and community sites
• Research
  • Conduct and present at research seminars
  • Research projection completion
  • Interpretation of data and writing up results in the form of:
    • Abstract submission for consideration for presentation at a national meeting
    • Formal manuscript preparation with the ultimate goal of submitting to a peer reviewed journal for publication