The Pediatric Community Health (PCH) Rotation
University of Michigan Categorical Pediatrics, Med-Peds, Child Neurology and Combined Pediatrics-Medical Genetics residents all rotate at least once on the Pediatric Community Health and Advocacy rotation during their residency. During the Pediatric Community Heath and Advocacy Block (PCH), residents engage with community partners such as WIC and Food Gatherers, learn from child advocates in our community such as the Pediatric Advocacy Clinic at the University of Michigan Law school, and gain experience giving presentations to communities on pediatric health topics in venues such as Mom Share at The Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan.
As child health experts, pediatricians are in a uniquely able to advocate for patients families and communities. It is important that pediatricians develop advocacy skills to address concerns that impact child's health at the individual, community and population health levels.
To develop residents' advocacy skills, residents participate in our PCH Advocacy Curriculum during their rotation. This website is the home-base for the tools you will need to successfully develop your advocacy skills. You will choose a local community partner and a pediatric advocacy issue to research. Then you will chose at least one of three main advocacy skills to learn about. You will then take one advocacy action.
Please navigate to our subsections to learn more about the Michigan AAP and tools to improve your advocacy skills.
Learning activities in our new community-based advocacy curriculum:
Meet with Dr. Naughton or Dr. McLaughlin (PCH Ed Leads)
Complete scavenger hunts to explore the AAP websites
Choose a Children's Health issue to advocate about. Consider aligning with one of our local community partners
Following completion of the above activities, choose at least one of three main advocacy skills to learn about: social media advocacy, contacting a legislator, or writing Op Eds. Then, watch a lecture/view PPT on your chosen topic and browse the associated resource bank.
Take one action corresponding to your chosen advocacy skill. The messaging should be in co-advocacy with ongoing initiatives of our community partners. Options include:
Write an Op Ed
Contact an elected official
Create a social media post
Other advocacy project approved by Dr. Naughton or Dr. McLaughlin
Present your project at the Advocacy wrap up at the end of the rotation
Submit your projects using this Google form https://forms.gle/k7Q5a4kt7gM2C3m26
TL;DR
Everyone works through the "AAP Advocacy" tab and chooses a community partner and pediatric advocacy topic
Everyone works through at least one of the tabs "Talking to Legislators," "Writing an Op Ed," or "Social Media."
Everyone produces something and submits what they have produced via the Google Form https://forms.gle/k7Q5a4kt7gM2C3m26
Hint: You can ⌘F "Required" in each section to search for required activities.