Abstract
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (also known as Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities-ID/DD) are associated with multiple-complex-health-conditions that, in contrast to children, are often not evaluated and/or managed properly as adults. The specialty of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics exists for children with ID/DD, but there is no equivalent specialty for the adults.
Highlights
Neurodevelopmental disorders are transitioned into adult services, there are no Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved “Board Certified” specialists in adult Neurodevelopmental Medicine to continue the same high-quality health services they received as children
Since Family Medicine has taken the lead in providing primary care for adults with ID/DD, we propose that Family Medicine follow the example of Pediatrics by organizing multisite University-based Quality Improvement (QI) programs in Family Medicine Departments
Neurodevelopmental disorders are transitioned into adult services, there are no ACGME approved “Board Certified” specialists in adult Neurodevelopmental Medicine to continue the same high-quality health services they received as children
Summary
Neurodevelopmental disorders are transitioned into adult services, there are no ACGME approved “Board Certified” specialists in adult Neurodevelopmental Medicine to continue the same high-quality health services they received as children. Since Family Medicine has taken the lead in providing primary care for adults with ID/DD, we propose that Family Medicine follow the example of Pediatrics by organizing multisite University-based Quality Improvement (QI) programs in Family Medicine Departments (with Residents, Students, and Fellows).
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