Please note: Applicants must submit their ACLP application via email by the application deadline. Students are welcome to contact the program to confirm that an internship is available prior to submitting application materials.
 

Email for application or questions: childlife@umassmemorial.org

The Child Life Program at UMass Memorial Health’s Children's Medical Center offers a full-time, 16-week (at least 600 hour) internship experience under the supervision of our certified child life specialists. Interns complete will typically complete two rotations in different clinical areas. We will also...

Our Good Fit program is making headlines. Learn more about our program and services in the pieces below.

Bay State kids battling pandemic pounds – and parents are worried
Telegram & Gazette – June 27, 2020

Dietitians dish on how to handle all that Halloween candy
Baystate Parent – October 7, 2019

Hope for teen struggling with severe obesity
Baystate Parent – January 2, 2019

Good Fit on Health Matters
Worcester District Medical Society – WCCA-TV – September 2018

Schools an ‘untapped resource’ in childhood obesity battle
Telegram & Gazette – September 4, 2016

Eating your way through the holidays
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Helpful Resources

Listed below are links to trusted web sites that offer helpful information and support as you care for your child. We hope you’ll find this information useful. And, as always, feel free to reach out to our team with any questions at 508-334-5933.

Helping Children Cope with Health Care Experiences

This page includes suggestions to assist you in talking with your child about health care experiences. We hope these suggestions will help you prepare your child for an upcoming hospitalization or procedure and make the child's experience a little easier.

American Cleft Palate...

Additional resources beyond our list below are available, however, we hope you find this to be a helpful place to start.

ABA Providers: This ABA providers list is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list for central MA.

ADHD Resources – Chadd.org offers important resources surrounding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

American Academy of Pediatrics/ Healthy Children Resources – AAP offer information for all areas of children’s growth, development and play.

Asperger/Autism Network – The Asperger/Autism Network (AANE) works with individuals, families, and professionals to help people with...

Our Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (DPB) team conducts personalized visits and testing as part of a comprehensive evaluation of your child’s developmental, learning and behavioral needs. The results help families gain clear answers, practical next steps, and confidence in supporting their child’s growth and development.

For your convenience, links to intake and questionnaire forms are provided below. NOTE: Prior to returning any questionnaires, your child’s primary care physician must submit an intake form and an insurance referral, as some require a prior authorization.

Sickle Cell Disease Treatment in Central Massachusetts and Beyond

Our Children’s Medical Center is home to the Pediatric Sickle Cell program, the only program of its kind in Central Massachusetts. Our close-knit team includes board-certified pediatric hematologist-oncologists, pediatric nurses, social workers and child life specialists. We give your child a level of care and attention that is hard to find at larger institutions.

As a member of the New England Pediatric Sickle Cell Consortium, we receive the latest sickle cell updates from institutions throughout the region. This collaboration...

About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic muscular disorder that affects many of the body’s functioning systems, including muscular, endocrine, urinary, pulmonary, digestive, respiratory, nervous, circulatory, skeletal, reproductive, etc. Duchenne primarily presents in males between the ages of 2 to 5 years old, and presents with early loss of ambulation, such as walking and upper extremity function, and, ultimately, heart failure. Interventional treatments offered at the Duchenne Clinic improve our ability to slow the progress of these symptoms in our...

Our highly specialized clinic provides comprehensive diagnostics, treatment and management of inherited cardiac disease. At the clinic, you will meet with a cardiologist, geneticist and genetic counselor to treat both pediatric and adult patients who have or may be at risk for genetic cardiac diseases. Our comprehensive team of cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and geneticists collaborate to develop a risk assessment, make screening recommendations, and identify other family members who may be at risk for cardiovascular genetic diseases. For our pediatric patients, our child life specialist...

Should Infants with Down Syndrome Be Screened More Frequently for Thyroid Dysfunction?

The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center is conducting a research study to determine whether infants with Down syndrome need to be screened at more frequent intervals during the first year of life for thyroid disorders. If you are interested in learning more about this study, please see the attached flyer and/or contact Penny Feldman, MD, at 508-334- 7575 or at penny.feldman@umassmemorial.org.