Advocacy

Faculty Coordinator: Ben Davis, MD

• R1 Grassroots Advisers: Karl Dietrich & Maureen Brown

• R2 & R3 Legislative Advisers: Kevin Wang & Mark Johnson

Advocacy Didactics:

• • Every 5th Tuesday from 12:40-1:20pm in Rainier Room

  • Community Medicine Foundations every other month

  • R1 and R2 Orientation

  • Past Speakers:

    • Sara Ainsworth, Advocacy Director for LegalVoice (Legislative Advocacy/Grassroots)

    • Elizabeth Meade, SFH Peds Chief Hospitalist (Media)

Advocacy Project Dedicated Time - Organized Organizing Half Days (OOHD)

• • R1 Clinic Block - weekly

  • Biannual 5th Tuesday from 12:40-1:20pm in Rainier Room

Class Advocacy Project:

• • Each class is responsible for an advocacy project that spans the 3 years in residency. The first year is designated to understanding patient populations and community needs while engaging in grassroots efforts that are set aside during the R1 Clinic Block and biannually during the 5th Tuesdays at lunch. During R1 orientation Karl and Maureen will meet with you to discuss first steps and likewise a similar step will happen at R2 orientation with Kevin and Mark to discuss taking the class project potentially to a larger level.

  • The advocacy project is not mandatory but an expectation as advocating for patients and communities is a core role of Family Medicine physicians.

  • The advocacy project is resident-led and driven by you and your classmates to find what is important to your particular class.

  • The expectation is not to have a completed project by the end of residency but to obtain the tools to effectively advocate for your patients when you leave residency by participating in a project.

TIMELINE

R1 Year:

• Summer - begin to understand the communities you work with in the greater Seattle area and what resources are available through the R1 orientation. This is a time to consider being involved with the Somali and Ethiopian community health boards and health fairs.

• Fall - utilize R1 Clinic OOHD's for the following:

  • Visit a community program that is important to you (ex. Mary's Place, Jefferson Terrace Respite, Recovery Cafe, etc) to begin coalition building.

  • If you haven't chosen an advocacy topic begin to work with your classmates to do so. Utilize Karl and Maureen if you need help choosing a topic or taking next steps.

  • Work on Op-Eds if you're interested in media.

  • Increase your social media footprint

• Winter/Summer - continue to be involved with your advocacy project's grassroots events and opportunities. This can evolve early into WAFP/AAP advocacy days.

R2 & R3 Year:

• Summer - R2 orientation with Kevin and Mark. This is your chance to learn and figure out how to advocate on a legislative level

• Fall+

  • WAFP Advocacy Day (w/ Mark Johnson) - WAFP Advocacy Events

  • AAP Advocacy Day (w/ Elizabeth Meade)

  • Ethiopian Health Fair (w/ Karl Dietrich)

  • Somali Health Board (w/ Karl Dietrich)

  • National Constituency of Community Leaders (NCCL) Conference in Kansas City, MO (w/ Kevin Wang)

  • AFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit in Washington D.C.

Last Updated 3/21/18 by Ben Davis