Prospective Trainees

Long term* trainees will participate in a variety of activities to enhance and improve upon their leadership/ interprofessional skills and clinical knowledge. These activities include:

• Didactic Training. Two Semester flexible, online courses covering clinical and leadership topics (2 credit hours per semester).

• Clinical Training. Field experiences in interprofessional care, specialty clinics, and therapeutic interventions for neurodevelopmental disabilities.

• Leadership/Research Training. Opportunities to become leaders through mentored leadership projects and research initiatives.

• Family Experiences. Opportunities to experience the full range of triumphs and challenges from the perspective of families.

• Community Networking. Opportunities to observe the inner workings and team dynamics of organizations focusing on child health and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

*Medium-term, Medium-term Plus, and Advanced trainees will discuss SC LEND requirements with their mentor.

All medium term plus trainees complete:

• In-person and online Orientation 

• A two-semester online, asynchronous course featuring instruction in both clinical and nonclinical topics

• Three Mentor Meetings

Select two of the following experiences:

• Clinical Experiences

• Community networking

• Leadership/Research/ Advocacy Project

• Family Mentorship Project

• SC LEND Leadership Seminars

• • In-person and online Orientation 

  • Three Mentor Meetings

  • A two-semester online, asynchronous course featuring instruction in both clinical and nonclinical topics

  • A leadership/research/advocacy project of your choosing. This can be a group project and the topic/scope is very flexible as long as it relates to neurodevelopmental disability.

  • Attend 2 in-person leadership days as well as 1 synchronous virtual leadership day. 

  • 5 Clinical Observations 

  • 2 Community Networking Meetings

All training requirement are documented on the Individualized Leadership Training Plan (ILTP) which is developed at the start of every year between the trainee and mentor. 

All hours are completed over the course of one academic year (August - June)

Trainees may choose to further enrich their SC LEND experience by participating in the optional Family Mentorship Project. The purpose of the Family Mentorship Project is to provide a broader perspective of the lives of the children and families trainees will encounter throughout their career, going beyond their academic area of expertise. 

Trainees opting in will be matched with a family in their community to visit at home, at school, at a therapy session, or in the community. 

Two visits with the family throughout the course of the year are the requirement of the Family Mentorship Project. 

1. Complete online application (Link below)

2. Submit the following materials to SC LEND Program Coordinator, Nina Kahn (kahnni@musc.edu)

• • • • Letter of Interest: Include your reasons for applying and long-term professional goals. Include experiences you have had within the disability community and/or in working with children with developmental disabilities and their families. Feel free to add anything else you would like us to know about you that is not already covered in this application. Applications from people with disabilities and their families are encouraged to apply. Please limit this to one page. 

      • A copy of your curriculum vitae or resume

      • Two letter of support from supervisors or colleagues that emphasize your experience and potential leadership abilities in the field. These can be uploaded here or emailed directly from the reference. 

      • Documentation showing enrollment in a graduate program (If applicable; unofficial transcripts are accepted)