The Adolescent Medicine Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine was established in 1988 and has trained over 30 fellows who now serve as department heads, medical directors, researchers and outstanding clinicians. We are a The LEAH program which is a premier federally-funded training program for preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals to become leaders in adolescent and young adult care. The fellowship primary site is Texas Children's Hospital which is the largest pediatric hospital in the nation and is consistently ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. We also provide services at community based clinics, family planning clinic, school-based clinics, and a shelter providing safe housing and holistic care to unhoused youth ages 16–21.
The Adolescent Medicine fellowship provides comprehensive training in the care of adolescents and young adults with an interdisciplinary focus. Through the Adolescent Medicine interdisciplinary faculty, trainees learn to comprehensively address complex medical problems, including eating disorders, obesity, young women's healthcare needs, and chronic fatigue. Training occurs in five core areas:
Clinical Service
· Clinical areas of reproductive health including LARC, obesity, eating disorders, transition to adult-based care and sports medicine
Teaching
· Fellows receive instruction in how to be an effective teacher, with practical application via
o Medical student lectures on interviewing adolescents, staging pubertal development and adolescent sexuality
o Weekly case conference
o Bi-annual fellow didactic
o Community Lectures
o Weekly resident teaching didactic
o Primary care teachings series at CHT
Administration
· Curriculum on how to run a meeting, how to take minutes, and human resource topics (budget development, billing and communication)
· Membership on Eating Disorder protocol committee
· Assist with resident evaluations
· Manage call and clinic schedules
· Schedule department didactics/Journal clubs
· Primary clinical supervision of residents at Covenant House
· Attend faculty meetings as third year
Research/Scholarly Activities
Advocacy
· Fellows will get specific training in advocacy methods and have the opportunity to apply these methods with a local organization dedicated to children’s advocacy.
If interested, please send your CV to Loretta Collins, lorettac@bcm.edu