The Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) Fellowship Training Program at the Stanford University School of Medicine has an open position for this coming academic year, starting July 2026.
We are an ACGME-accredited program with over 15 years of experience delivering fellowship training. Fellows in our program develop competencies in the areas of Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice. The program is designed to prepare fellows to become recognized leaders in the field of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) based on their exceptional clinical skills, research contributions, outstanding teaching and precepting skills, and/or effective advocacy for children and families. The program assures that the fellows receive requisite training in all clinical areas and customizes the activities to meet the needs and interests of individual fellows.
To date, all Stanford DBP fellowship program alumni continue to work in the arena of maternal/child health. All engage in clinical work, and many sustain scholarship endeavors addressing the broad range of DBP care.
Why DPB at Stanford?
- A strong, multi-faceted curriculum includes clinic, classroom, and community experiences.
- A committed faculty demonstrates national and international leadership.
- We serve an extremely diverse patient population in the San Francisco Bay Area, which includes medically underserved families.
- Partial funding for the program comes from the Maternal Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration of the US Public Health Service.
- We provide opportunities to co-create a fellowship that meets the individual’s unique interests, priorities, and experience.
- Research training is one focus of the program and offers an opportunity for fellows to develop their clinical research skills and increase their abilities to contribute to the scientific base of DBP.
- Fellows are equipped with knowledge and skills focused on health and healthcare equity.
- Fellows in this program participate fully in the Core Curriculum for fellows in the Department of Pediatrics.
- Wellness programming for fellows is offered by the Division and Department.
For more information, please visit: https://dbpeds.stanford.edu/education/dbp-fellowship.html.
For consideration, please share the following materials with the program leadership contacts listed below:
- Medical School Transcript (certified English translation if from foreign institution)
- Three letters of recommendation, including one from residency program director (we recommend at least one also be written by a faculty member in DBP)
- Personal Statement (1-2 pages)
- Current CV
- USMLE transcript with scores to date
- MSPE/Dean’s Letter (Required for U.S. medical schools; provide if available for foreign medical schools)
For program eligibility requirements, please visit: https://dbpeds.stanford.edu/education/dbp-fellowship/application.html
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries, please contact:
Program Director: Lauren Hubner, MD, MPH – lhubner@stanford.edu
Program Coordinator: Lauren Goddi – lgoddi@stanford.edu
