Dr. Elaine Schulte joins Ryan Hanlon, President and CEO of National Council For Adoption (NCFA) for a conversation about pre-adoption medical consultations. Dr. Schulte describes what a pre-adoption medical consultation might entail and when prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents might request one. Learn why this type of consultation can be extremely beneficial for prospective or new adoptive parents, what parents should expect in this process, and how to prepare to work with an adoption medical professional.

Elaine Schulte, MD, MPH – Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development; Medical Director, Adoption Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore; Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Course length: 30 minutes
Certificate type: This course offers an attendance certificate.

Cost to register: $10
If you are a NCFA member, look for your discount code in the membership portal.

Recorded on May 20, 2025.

PLEASE NOTE - This course does NOT provide continuing education credits.