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FELLOWSHIP

Neonatology Fellowship

Physical Therapy Fellowship | Post-Professional | For PTs
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Curriculum

Our fellowship is designed to help you develop expertise in neonatal physical therapy and collaboration skills with parents and the NICU team.

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Academic Phase

Within the academic phase, you’ll delve into the following areas of study: high-risk neonate, embryology and fetal development (implications for neonatal care), oral-motor and feeding challenges for infants with medical fragility, case report methodology, and neonatal case series analysis.

Clinical Phase

During the clinical phase of the fellowship, you will complete at least 1,000 clinical hours in NICU, intermediate care, and PICU settings, as well as in pediatric specialty and NICU follow-up clinics. Learn from clinical lectures, seminars, and team rounds. Experience one-on-one mentorship from neonatal experts.

Program Accreditation

In 2012, this program was recognized as the first accredited neonatology fellowship in the United States by the.

ºÚÁÏרÇø of Health Professions Physical Therapy Fellowship in Neonatology received 10 year re-accreditation in 2015.

3030 Potomac Ave, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22305
800/999-2782

NOTE: The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) does not accredit neonatology fellowship programs, only entry-level programs.

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