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Rochester Community Programs

Pediatric Links with the Community (PLC)

Pediatric Links with the Community is an innovative and award-winning program that is part of the residency experience in Rochester. PLC is now entering its eighth year of teaching pediatric residents and medical students about community-base health care and nurturing their advocacy for the health of children in Rochester, NY. In 2000, the PLC program received the Ambulatory Pediatric Association Outstanding Teaching Award for the best educational program in the country. And in 2001, the program was honored with the Professional Education Award by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The goals of the program are to:

  • Enhance pediatric residents' and medical students' knowledge about community oriented and community-based health care, especially for those children who lack access to care because of social or economic conditions or special health needs
  • Implement meaningful partnerships between the pediatric residency program and community-based organizations in order to teach residents and benefit children
  • Inspire future pediatricians to improve the health of children in their communities

Pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents participate in a two-week PLC rotation during the first or second year of training and have additional opportunities for community elective and longitudinal experiences as senior residents. While working with PLC, pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents provide supervised medical care and health education for impoverished children and families, and participate in community health agency activities. Residents work in collaboration with programs including:

  • ABC - Head Start Program
  • AIDS Rochester, Inc. - Health Outreach Project
  • Alternatives for Battered Women (ABW)
  • Bethany House
  • Better Days Ahead Meeting Group
  • The Boys and Girls Club of Rochester
  • Calvary St. Andrews
  • Camp Broncho Power - Asthma Camp
  • Charter School for Science and Technology
  • Child Protective Services
  • Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
  • Children's Institute, Inc
  • Early Intervention
  • Enrico Fermi School No. 17 - Orchard Street Community Health Center
  • Family Court
  • Family Resource Centers of Rochester
  • Foodlink, Inc.
  • Foster Care Pediatric Clinic
  • Grace United Methodist Church Kids Cafe' Program
  • Hillside Children's Center
  • Genesee Region Home Care Agency (GRHC)
  • Jefferson Wellness Center
  • Jennifer House
  • Kids Cafe' - Cameron Community Ministries
  • Mercy Outreach Center
  • Monroe County Department of Health, Division of Child & Family Health Services
  • Oak Orchard Community Health Center
  • Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region, Inc.
  • REACH Program
  • Rochester Parent Network
  • Rural Opportunities Program
  • Salvation Army
  • St. Anne's Adult Daycare
  • Threshold Center for Alternative Youth Services
  • ViaHealth Home Care Agency
  • Wilson Commencement Park
  • Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
  • YMCA MAP Program

For more information, please contact Pediatric Links with the Community/Child Advocacy Resident Education (PLC/CARE) Program at the following addresses:

Community Office:

Pediatric Links with the Community (PLC) Program
Child and Family Health Services
691 St. Paul Street, 4th floor
Rochester, New York 14605-1798

Phone: (585) 530-4233

University Office:

Child Advocacy Resident Education (CARE) Program
Department of Pediatrics, Box 777
Golisano Children's Hospital
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, New York 14642

Phone: (585) 273-3737

Email: Write to Santina_Tu@urmc.rochester.edu

Community Offices

During training in Rochester, residents have several opportunities to work directly with pediatricians in their community offices. These primary care experiences allow residents to develop meaningful relationships with full- and part-time clinicians while learning about the business and practice of primary care.

Additional Links

Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong

Rochester General Hospital