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About the Community Health Track
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The mission of the Community Health Track (CHT) is to train a new generation of residents to create successful community partnerships and integrate public health concepts into the everyday practice of medicine to improve the health of underserved communities.
The goals of our track are centered on the eight core competencies of community pediatrics as described by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Namely to train residents to:
- Grasp the breadth of diversity inherent in the pediatric population and be familiar with health-related implications of cultural beliefs and practices of groups represented in the community
- Recognize the role of the pediatrician in identifying needs and facilitating access to resources for patients, families, and communities
- Understand the definition of a medical home and how the resident’s continuity site can meet all components of the definition
- Be aware of the risks to health and barriers to care for underserved children in Washington, DC, and demonstrate skill in improving access to continuous comprehensive health maintenance
- Appreciate key issues related to the pediatrician’s role and interactions with local community agencies and advocacy groups
- Value the role of schools and child-care settings in supporting the educational and psychosocial development of children and adolescents
- Apply key principles about health promotion and disease prevention for children and adolescents in a longitudinal project
- Observe, interpret, and report observations about the communities in which they serve
The training for the CHT is integrated with the overall pediatrics residency program to ensure excellence in attainment of clinical skills, and to allow residents the opportunity to work with our top-rated hospitalist and subspecialist physicians. The majority of inpatient time for the Community Health Track mirrors that of the Categorical Track. The fundamental difference in this track lies in the outpatient experiences that occur in all three years of training. The Community Health Track utilizes these outpatient experiences to help residents to attain a well-rounded community pediatrics experience. Washington, DC, is incredibly diverse with large numbers of minority populations and immigrants from all over the world. Given that DC is our nation’s capital, many organizations have national headquarters here and residents have the unique opportunity to work with groups that are influencing not only local policy but also national policy as it relates to children and health care.
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