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Calvin C. J. Sia Community Pediatrics Medical Home Leadership
and Advocacy Award
Named in honor of Calvin C. J. Sia, MD, FAAP, the Calvin C.
J. Sia Community Pediatrics Medical Home Leadership and Advocacy
Award recognizes pediatricians who have demonstrated clinical
excellence, community action, and advocacy for children. This
award honors those pediatricians who have exemplified leadership
and excellence by advocating for and providing a medical home
for all children, especially children with special health care
needs. The Calvin C. J. Sia award will be given to one member
of the American Academy of Pediatrics each year.
 The COCP is currently accepting nominations for the Calvin CJ Sia Community Pediatrics Medical Home Leadership & Advocacy Award for 2009. For more information see the call for nominations and nomination form.
DEADLINE EXTENDED:
***All nominations are due by 5pm (CT) on Monday, May 11, 2009 .***
The award is presented to community pediatricians who epitomize
the field of community pediatrics through the following activities:
- Implements AAP policy related to community pediatrics and
the provision of medical homes (e.g., Medical Home, The Pediatrician's
Role in Community Pediatrics) into practice and action.
- Exemplifies services, action, and advocacy that move beyond
one child to providing a medical home for all children in
the community, and moves beyond the current standard of practice
to improved models of pediatric care delivery.
- Provides culturally competent care through the recognition
of cultural, spiritual, economic, environmental, and political
forces that have an impact on the health of children.
- Partners with families in the provision of medical homes
for their children.
- Demonstrates a commitment to the role and duty of the pediatrician
in the community as a professional, leader, and advocate to
improve child health outcomes.
- Exemplifies family-centered practices and the partnership
of families in the provision of a primary care medical home
for all children.
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement in the
delivery of care in a medical home.
- Exemplifies clinical excellence in community pediatrics.
This award is made possible by the generous support of the
Dyson Foundation.
Past Award Recipients
2008 Javier Aceves, MD, FAAP
2007 Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP
2006 William
Carl Cooley, MD, FAAP
How to Join:
If you are already a member of the AAP and would like to become
a COCP member, join online by:
1. Go to http://www.aap.org/moc/indexEntry.cfm and login with your AAP ID and password.
2. Click on "Member Community".
3. Click on "Join a Section or Council" under Section, Council & Committee
Information.
4. Choose "Council on Community Pediatrics", answer a few questions, and click "Submit".
For More Information:
If you would like more information about the Council on
Community Pediatrics, or the Cal Sia Award, contact the American
Academy of Pediatrics at cocp@aap.org
or 800-433-9016, ext 7085.
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