Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Lunch Talk
On Friday October 10th, Dr. Jayna Schumacher, a fellow in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at BMC, gave a lunch talk for medical students. This presentation was particularly timely because a lecture on normal developmental milestones had recently been present in the first year Human Behavior and Medicine Course.
Dr. Schumacher began with an introduction to Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (DBPeds) and explained her interest in this subspecialty of pediatrics. She then shared a few cases so that medical students were able to apply their knowledge of child development to clinical practice. Dr. Schumacher guided first- and second-year medical students to share additional questions they would ask the families, think about possible diagnoses, and discuss which interventions might be beneficial for these kids.
This was a great opportunity to learn about a career in DBPeds and think about the clinical applicability of the material that we are learning in the first and second year. Thank you so much Dr. Schumacher!