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Audrey Walker1, Maryland Pao, Ngoc Nguyen
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. auwalker@montefiore.org
Abstract:
There is a critical public health problem in the United States today, the problem of childhood psychiatric disorders in youngsters with physical illnesses. Currently there is a pressing need for well-trained pediatric psychosomatic medicine practitioners as well as advanced training in the field. Yet, this training does not currently exist. This article will present the innovative Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (MMC/AECOM) program as a model for a training curriculum, clinical training experience, and clinical research training setting in this important and rapidly expanding area of need in pediatric mental health.
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