Transition Curriculum

Curriculum Objective

The goal of this curriculum is to train physicians to be skilled and knowledgeable facilitators of the transition of youth with special health care needs from pediatric to adult oriented healthcare systems.

Curriculum Goals

  1. Understand the rational and indications for transition of youth with special health care needs.
  2. Understand the aspects of effective transition of youth with special health care needs in both the primary and subspecialty care settings.
  3. Develop the skills and knowledge to be effective physician facilitators of the transition process within a healthcare team.
  4. Understand common chronic diseases of childhood onset.

Curriculum Learning Objectives

Be able to describe and apply the following concepts to transition medicine.

  1. Financial and legal issues
  2. Resources, funding, and insurance
  3. Transition readiness
  4. Reproductive health
  5. Chronic diseases of childhood onset
    1. Down syndrome
    2. Sickle cell disease
    3. Cerebral palsy
    4. Congenital heart disease
    5. Long term survivors of childhood cancer
    6. Intellectual disability
    7. Technology dependence
    8. Solid organ transplant
    9. Spina bifida
    10. Cystic fibrosis
    11. Type 1 diabetes
    12. Asthma
    13. ADHD
    14. Muscular Dystrophy

Learning Activities

  1. Didactic sessions
  2. Third year med/peds ambulatory transition rotation
  3. Pre-clinic conferences
  4. Longitudinal resident continuity clinic
  5. Additional resources