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Program Statistics

• 439 residents and pediatric nurse practitioner students have trained in the PLC two-week community rotation
  • As of July of 2010, 108 residents have enrolled or participated in the two-year, longitudinal CARE Track (2/3rds of residents), including the two-week comprehensive summer introductory CARE Track training block
• To date, all pediatric senior chief residents (43 total) have chosen to or currently act as Assistant Directors for PLC. All complete a community-partnered project and serve as role models and support for interns at these community sites during the PLC rotation

• Over 50 community-based organizations (CBOs) as partners, collaborators, and advisors. Examples include:
  Mercy Outreach Medical Center; ABC Head Start;
  Lead Poisoning Prevention Program; Monroe County Family Court;
  Community Health Nursing; Starlight Pediatric Care Clinic;
  Bethany House for Homeless Women and Children; Early Intervention
  Child Protective Services; and Boys and Girls Club of Rochester

• 58 projects funded for practicing pediatricians or academic fellows in collaboration with CBOs under the Partners for Children Grants Program 2002 - 2010

• At any time, approximately 15 active projects focused on vulnerable children being conducted through the program by residents, fellows, or practicing pediatricians

• To date, all (100%) CARE Track residents have presented their projects as poster or slide presentations in conjunction with the annual Anne E. Dyson Memorial Grand Rounds or other Grand Rounds. 48% of CARE Track residents have obtained Institutional Review Board investigator status to conduct research as part of their projects and 33% have presented their projects at peer-reviewed national meetings

• Projects areas include: mental health, domestic violence, child abuse, homeless youth, substance abuse, school health, immigrant children, support for children with chronic health conditions, teen pregnancy, behavioral and developmental concerns, legislative advocacy at the county level

• 71% of entering residents in 2002 and 2003 indicated that PLC was important to very important in their choice to train in Rochester; 21% indicated it was the most important reason they chose to train in Rochester

• 50% of residency graduates remain in the Rochester community after graduation. We have evidence that we are attracting higher caliber medical students from throughout the United States to train in Rochester and remain as pediatricians here, thus providing quality care for our community's children and counteracting the "brain drain" of young professionals that has been written about with regard to Upstate New York and Rochester.