Scholarship and Advocacy

MGfC Pediatric Grand Rounds series includes topics on Health Equity and Social Justice. See below for some examples of talks that have occurred or will be occurring in the near future: 

• Anti-Racism at Healthcare Institutions with Dr. Michelle Morse

• Political Determinants of Health: Lessons from the Frontlines by Jon Santiago, MD, MPH

• Health Care Disparities in Gynecologic Oncology Surgery by Marcela del Carmen Amaya MD, MPH

• Health Equity Rounds - Improving Access to Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency

• Addressing Health Equity in NICU Care: What Do We Do While We're Waiting for the World to Change by  DeWayne Pursley, MD, MPH

• Shifting the Paradigm: Leveraging a Subspecialty Framework to Target Poverty as a "Novel" Risk Factor for Outcome Disparities by Kira Bona, MD, MPH

• Rethinking Reproductive Health: Sex and Gender Inclusive Care Beyond the Binary by Frances Grimstad, MD, MS

DARE is an initiative to improve the anti-racist and equity content of pediatric residency conferences to promote health equity. This team is led by Dr. Aisha James (MGfC MedPeds grad) along with a group of residents participating as researchers, champions and coaches.  

Our residents are interested in a wide range of QI projects with mentors available in all departments! Examples of recent resident driven quality improvement projects include:

• Emergency room clinical pathway for brief, resolved, unexplained events

• Identifying and documenting patient pronouns in the electronic medical record

• Clinical Pathways for bronchiolitis in the emergency room and inpatient setting

• Resident driven initiatives to evaluate residency program's mentorship, feedback, scholarship and curriculum

• Development of an online resource for Amoxicillin-Clavulanate dosing 

• Implementation of early identification of patients at risk of medication induced acute kidney injury in the Pediatric ICU

All of our residents participate in various scholarly activities - from QI projects on the wards to presenting at various local and national meetings, including Association of Pediatric Program Directors, American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Academic Society, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, and American Thoracic Society meetings. 

There are so many advocacy groups to become involved with at MGfC! See below and ask us about these organizations on your interview day! 

• Center for Gun Violence Prevention 

• MGH Immigrant Health Coalition 

• MGH Center for Environment and Health