Training
The LEND Fellowship involves a Core Curriculum, Community Education and Liaison Program, Family Collaboration Program Elective, Interdisciplinary Clinical Programs, and a Mentored Research Project. Each LEND fellow develops an Individualized Training Plan (ITP) within the fellow's own discipline.
The LEND program is supported by a grant from the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Training options include funded or unfunded long term (12 months or 300 hours), and short term (less than 300 hours) positions at an advanced Master's, Doctoral, or Post-Doctoral level, or the candidate is the parent or legal guardian of a child with a chronic medical or developmental condition. In order to be eligible for funding support, the candidate must be a U.S. citizen or holder of a permanent visa, and not presently receiving Federal funding support from any other source.
Training requirements
LEND Fellows are required to:
- Attend 80 percent of the Core Curriculum sessions and complete course assignments.
- Spend a minimum of 6 hours per week participating in LEND related activities (attendance at Core Curriculum courses is included within this time frame).
- Develop an Individualized Training Plan with their discipline preceptor and the LEND Associate Director, meet monthly with the preceptor, document evidence of achievement of training objectives, and maintain the ITP portfolio.
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Fulfill Community Education and Liaison Program responsibilities:
- Give 2 Community Education presentations.
- Complete one Community Service Elective other than the fellows' clinical assignment within their respective disciplines.
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Fulfill Family Collaboration responsibilities:
- One Resource Development project for the CSH Little Rock Room.
- Completion of one of the Family Collaboration Program electives.
- Attend and participate at a Family Advisory Council meeting under the supervision of the Program Director of Family Collaboration.
- Complete a Research Leadership Project and presentation at the LEND Research Symposium and Poster Day.
- Attend monthly meetings of the Fellows' Forum.
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