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Munroe-Meyer Institute

- Services Overview
- Make an Appointment
  Most appointments for MMI's unique range of services for individuals with disabilities are scheduled through our Patient Information Office.
- Diagnosis and Disorders
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  We bring together providers, agencies and stakeholders to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs.
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  We provide qualified language interpreters for our patients with limited English or sign language interpreters for our patients who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
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- Civil & Legal Resources
  All people have the right to be included in their community with access to public spaces, housing, education, and employment. Access to civil and legal resources makes this easier for people with disabilities.
- Legislation and Disability Policy
  MMI serves as an expert resource to state and federal policymakers on issues impacting individuals with disabilities and their families.
- Leadership & Advocacy Opportunities
  There are many opportunities for individuals with disabilities and family members to become involved in leadership roles.
- Lifespan Resources
  We help families with children who have disabilities navigate resources available across childhood to early adulthood.
- Education Overview
- Departments & Programs
  Our clinical departments provide learning opportunities for students in professional training programs within UNMC, the state of Nebraska and across the country.
- Parents & Caregivers
  Learn about our leadership and advocacy training opportunities for parents and caregivers of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
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  Many of our programs and services offer job shadowing opportunities.
- Continuing Education
  At MMI, you'll find professional development and continuing education opportunities, including leadership training, workshops and clinical experiences in genetics grand rounds.
- Research Overview
- Faculty Research
  We work in basic, applied, translational and evaluative research in every one of our programs and disciplines.
- Student Research
  Assisting MMI faculty in their research efforts are numerous post-doctoral fellows, doctoral interns, graduate and undergraduate students from across the nation.
- Active Research Studies
  Explore MMI research studies recruiting participants.

Leadership Training

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Advance Interdisciplinary Leadership

As a LEND trainee in this intensive, interdisciplinary leadership training program, you will focus on the area of neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Trainees in this program will have opportunities to participate in didactics, research, community-based learning and leadership, clinical practicum experiences and interdisciplinary training clinics, all focusing on neurodevelopmental disabilities.

We invite graduate students, residents, postdoctoral fellows and practicing professionals to apply.
Students participate in this program from July 1 through April 30 annually.
Recruitment begins in January.
This program can include a cohort of 10-12 trainees, postdoctoral fellows and practicing professionals from any of 15 various health and allied disciplines.
600-hour program.
Stipends are available.

Core Leadership

As a clinical trainee, Nebraska LEND at MMI can provide you a Core Interdisciplinary Leadership Certificate. The core training curriculum offers a primarily clinical focus for about 75 trainees each year to build skills and experience in the core competency areas of interdisciplinary practice and family-centered care, as well as opportunities for students to develop knowledge of life course theory and its practical application.

We invite graduate students, residents and postdoctoral fellows who are not participating in the LEND Interdisciplinary Leadership Certificate curriculum or the LEND Autism Leadership Academy to apply.
80-hour program.

Contact Us

Kellie Ellerbusch
Program Coordinator, MMI LEND
Training Director, MMI LEND

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