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Community
Pediatrics
Training Initiative
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Mission:
To advance the field of community pediatrics through promotion
and support of residency training activities that empower future
pediatricians to become leaders in improving the health of all
children in their communities.
Vision:
All pediatric resident graduates should have the knowledge and
skills to engage in interdisciplinary collaborations, community
partnerships, and the practices of evidence-based community
health care and child advocacy to advance child health in their
communities.
CPTI Goals
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To achieve institutional change that incorporates and sustains
Community Pediatrics
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To promote and support scholarly efforts that advance community
pediatrics training.
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To increase inter-professional partnerships to enhance
resident knowledge and skills to practice community pediatrics
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To promote child advocacy by enhancing resident educational
and experiential opportunities.
The core principles of community pediatrics are defined
here as follows:
- A perspective that enlarges the pediatrician's focus from
one child to all children in the community.
- A recognition that family, educational, social, cultural,
spiritual, economic, environmental, and political forces act
favorably or unfavorably, but always significantly, on the
health and functioning of children;
- A synthesis of clinical practice and public health principles
directed toward providing health care to a given child and
promoting the health of all children within the context of
the family, school, and the community;
- A commitment to use a community's resources in collaboration
with other professionals, agencies, and parents to achieve
optimal accessibility, appropriateness, and quality of services
for all children, and to advocate especially for those who
lack access to care because of social, cultural, geographic,
or economic conditions or special health care needs; and
- An integral part of the professional role and duty of the
pediatrician.
CPTI STAFF
Jeff Kaczorowski, MD, FAAP, Principal Investigator, CPTI
Alanna Bailey Whybrew, MPH, Senior Manager,
CPTI
CPTI was founded by Anne E. Dyson, MD and is generously
supported by the Dyson Foundation.
For More Information...
Please contact:
Community Pediatrics Training Initiative
Division of Community-based Initiatives
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Telephone: 847/434-4837
Email: cpti@aap.org
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