Bulletin 2000-2002

The Pediatric Nutrition Fellowship The Pediatric Nutrition Fellowship is part of the "Leadership Education Excellence in Pediatric Nutrition" Program, formerly known as the "Neonatal Nutrition Training Program," located at the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, IN. The Nutrition and Dietetics Program and the Department of Pediatrics within the Indiana University School of Medicine jointly sponsor this program. The program has been supported by the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development, Health and Human Services since 1978.

The Pediatric Nutrition Fellowship for dietitians/nutritionists is four to six months in length. The fellowship consists of didactic (10 hr/week) and clinical experiences to provide or enhance the pediatric nutrition knowledge, clinical expertise, and leadership skills of the dietitian/nutritionist. The four-month fellowship provides a core of pediatric nutrition competencies related to infants, children and adolescents with special health needs. During the last two months of the six-month fellowship, fellows may specialize in one of three areas:

1. care of newborns in intensive care units and following discharge,
2. nutritional care of children with special health needs, and
3. nutritional care of adolescents including those with type 1 diabetes