| The Eastern European Growth Project Young children (9-15 months old) coming home from Eastern Europe are invited to participate in our current study examining growth and development. |
Please call 612-626-6777 to make an appointment.
Please note that many families are waiting to be seen in clinic. Therefore, if you are not able to keep your original appointment, please contact us (612-626-6777) at least 72 hours in advance so that we can serve as many families as possible.
As a University-based clinic, we constantly are working to improve our services based on new research findings. We have learned from recent research that monitoring the health and development of internationally adopted children is critical for providing necessary interventions as early as possible. Many months post-adoption, children are still experiencing significant changes in development. Therefore we recommend a series of four appointments at these intervals:
- 2 - 3 weeks post-arrival
- 6 months post-arrival
- 18 months post-arrival
- 30 months post-arrival
These appointments are designed to work in conjunction with, not in place of, the care provided by your child's regular pediatrician. We will provide clinic letters for your regular physician with our treatment recommendations.
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR APPOINTMENT
For two-parent families and families with other siblings: we understand that circumstances do not always permit, but we feel that the best care for your child is possible when both parents can be present at the initial appointment, and if alternative care can be arranged for other siblings.
INTERPRETER SERVICES
If your child speaks a language other than English, please call 612-626-6777 to arrange for an interpreter if this was not done at the time your appointment was scheduled. Competent interpreter services in a long list of languages is provided through University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.
WHERE TO GO
To serve you better, we now see patients in TWO clinic locations, Minneapolis and Burnsville.
Pediatric Specialty Clinic driving directions
4th Floor, Phillips-Wangansteen Building
516 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
303 Building, Suite 372 (3rd Floor)
Fairview Ridges Hospital Campus (near intersection of 35E and 35W)
Burnsville, MN 55337
AT LEAST 48 HOURS BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT
PLEASE FAX TO 612-625-2920 OR SCAN & EMAIL TO iac@umn.edu:
- Your child's translated international medical record (preadoption health history)
- Results of medical tests, immunizations and examinations that have been done in the U.S.
PLEASE BRING TO YOUR APPOINTMENT
- Name and address of your child's primary care pediatrician (if you did not have this information at the time you made the appointment)
- A list of questions to ask during the visit
- A fresh stool sample (click here for hints on stool specimen collection)
- A snack and a few toys for your child
TESTS THAT MAYBE ORDERED FOR YOUR CHILD unless already ordered by your primary care pediatrician
- Blood tests for anemia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, lead, immunization protection and thyroid functioning
- Stool testing for intestinal parasites
- Tuberculosis testing
- Other tests as indicated for individual circumstances, including x-rays or other disease testing
NEARBY OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS if necessary; make sure to ask about special University of Minnesota/Fairview Hospital rates!
- Minneapolis: Radisson Hotel Metrodome (612-379-8888 or 800-333-3333)
- Minneapolis: Days Inn-University of Minnesota (612-623-3999)
- Burnsville: Holiday Inn-Burnsville (800-345-8082)
PAYMENT
Your insurance will be billed for the clinic visit. Please make arrangements with your insurance provider prior to your first clinic visit. If you have insurance questions, or questions about out-of-pocket expenses, please call our financial counselor at 612-625-8921.
The clinic visit fees are entirely separate from any donation you may have made when you consulted us for your preadoption consultation.
WHEN SHOULD I SCHEDULE MY CHILD'S APPOINTMENT?
Call 612-626-6777 as soon as you know your child's arrival date. We are staffed and available to see all children within 2 -3 weeks of their arrival home.
I DON'T LIVE IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. WHERE ELSE CAN I GO TO SEE A SPECIALIST IN INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION MEDICINE?
Click here for a list of other adoption medicine specialists who offer same or similar services..
ON-GOING RESEARCH STUDIES
Click here to learn more about our research, and how you can participate.
HELPFUL LINKS
Driving directions
Map of U of MN Medical Complex
Eastern European Growth Project
University of Minnesota Physicians
FORMS (IAC clinic staff only; login required)
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