YEAR 3:

AMBULATORY BLOCK

The overarching goals are as stated in training overview.

This month will focus on Injury Prevention, Children With Special Health Care Needs, Providing Health Care in Alternative Community Settings, and Community-Based Health Education.


Injury Prevention:

This month is an opportunity for residents to focus on the topic of injury prevention and its impact on child health. By the end of this month, pediatric residents will:

• learn the epidemiology of injuries and different approaches (active and passive strategies) to their prevention

• learn the basics of office-based injury prevention counseling and be able to implement TIPP (The Injury Prevention Program – AAP) in their primary care practice

• learn community-based approaches to the prevention of pediatric injuries

Sites visited:

- Access Safety City


Children With Special Health Care Needs (SHCN):

This month is an opportunity for residents to learn about issues affecting children with special health care needs (SHCN) and their families. By the end of this month, pediatric residents will:

• gain insight into the home and family life of a child with SHCN and learn how to incorporate this knowledge into patient/family encounters with SHCN children.

• learn about facilities that take care of this population.

Sites visited:

- New York Foundling Hospital
- Home Visit with Project DOCC Parent


Providing Health Care in Alternative Community Settings:

This month is an opportunity for residents to participate in health care delivery outside of the traditional model of a medical office. By the end of the month, pediatric residents will have visited:

Sites visited:

- Children's Health Fund Mobile Medical Van


Community-Based Health Education:

This month is an opportunity for residents to develop their skills as health educators in community settings. By the end of the month, pediatric residents will have visited:

Sites visited: school settings, head start, community-based organizations, health fairs