Children's National Medical Center Internship Posting

Internship Opportunities with the Children's National Medical Center: Infant
and Toddler Mental Health Program

Send your cover letter and resume:
Nicole Barber
Research Coordinator
Psychiatry
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20010
(202) 476-5341

Infant and Toddler Mental Health Program

Director: Irene Chatoor, M.D.
Research Assistant: Nicole Barber
The Infant and Toddler Mental Health Program is run by Irene Chatoor, M.D. Dr. Chatoor
primarily works with infants and toddlers who have feeding disorders. Her work at Children’s is
both clinically and research oriented. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the
different feeding disorders through Dr. Chatoor’s research, articles, and her feeding disorders
clinic. Dr. Chatoor’s clinic uses a multidisciplinary approach in which a variety of professionals
work together to treat each patient. Students will also gain a better understanding of the research
process through her many ongoing studies.
Additional:
Jean Thomas, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Children’s
National Medical Center. Dr. Thomas is in private practice as well as both running her research
and teaching at Children’s. Dr. Thomas’ research centers on toddlers ages 2 to 3½ with
disruptive behavior. Her study is in the data analysis stage, which means recruitment of study
participants is over and we will now begin to see Dr. Thomas’ findings. Working with Dr.
Thomas’ research will enable the students to learn more about research in its different stages.
Bhavin Dave, M.D. is a child psychiatrist at Children’s National Medical Center. Dr. Dave
primarily sees children with disruptive behavior. Because Children’s is a teaching hospital, the
students will have the unique opportunity to observe therapy with Dr. Dave’s patients and
participate in discussion.