Dyson Initiative Child Advocacy Resident Education (CARE) Program
The Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong is one of the 10 institutions awarded a multi-million dollar grant from the Dyson Foundation to promote pediatric training in the community. Under the Dyson Initiative, a unique Child Advocacy Resident Education (CARE) track and electives for second and third year residents was implemented to further develop partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) in projects that teach residents and benefit children. Positions are offered at the R2 and R3. The ultimate goal of the program is to create a new generation of pediatricians who will have the skills necessary to improve the health of children at the community level. Our Pediatric Links with the Community track is an award-winning program that is now entering its eighth year of teaching pediatric residents and medical students about community-based health care and nurturing their advocacy for the health of children in Rochester, NY.
Curriculum
R1 Year
- PLC Rotation (all pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents)
- Two-week rotation
- Exclusively in the community
- Medical care and health education for underserved children
- Broad-based exposure to community resources and organizations (approximately 16 to 20 different CBOs)
R2 and R3 Years
- CARE Track (2-year track for interested R2s)
One half day per week to achieve the following:
- Child Health Advocacy Project with a local CBO
- Health Care/Health Education at a community site
- Monthly CARE Seminars:
- Child Health Policy
- Child Health in the Community
- Travel to Child Health Advocacy Meeting
- CARE Electives (2- to 4-week electives in the community)
Community project designed with community and university faculty mentors
All Years
- Conferences/Lecture Series:
- Monthly Advocacy Noon Conferences
- Annual Dyson Day with Grand Rounds and resident presentations
- Monthly CARE Seminar Series
- Training in cultural competency and Rapid Ethnographic Assessment (REA) techniques
- Child Advocacy Library (books, journals, and videos on the health of children)
- PLC/CARE website (references, updates, and links with other child advocacy websites)
- Resident Child Advocacy Interest Group (monthly meetings led by interested residents)
