Neonatal Nutrition Fellowship Program
As part of the neonatal nutrition training program at Baylor College of Medicine, two three-month fellowship programs are offered. Two applicants are selected per session.
This program is supported in part by Project # T79 MC00023 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
Program dates
Session dates for 2009 are
- January 5 –March 27, 2009, and
- April 6 –June 26, 2009.
Purpose
The purpose of this fellowship program is to train dietitian-nutritionists in the unique nutritional management of high-risk infants both in the hospital and the post-discharge community setting.
Qualifications
Fellows must be registered dietitians with clinical experience. A master's degree in nutrition science or public health nutrition with pediatric experience is desirable but not required. Applicants should be seeking training to enable them to acquire employment in a neonatal setting or to continue their work more effectively in the area of neonatal nutrition.
Applications will be reviewed upon submission.
