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Community-Oriented Resident Education (CORE)

We proudly offer Community-Oriented Resident Education (CORE), an area of concentration in the pediatric training program that aims to train leaders in community health and child advocacy. Our goals for CORE residents are that they will:

develop the personal and professional skills necessary to be effective leaders in community health
acquire the knowledge, skills, and experience to partner effectively with communities in improving and advocating for child health
gain clinical experience in the provision of compassionate and culturally competent care to the underserved

Residents in CORE will be exposed to various learning opportunities and clinical experiences that will enhance their understanding of key community health issues, such as health disparities, cultural competence, and health policy. A brief, separate application is required prior to the match date. In order to provide the highest quality experiences to each CORE resident, we limit the number of accepted residents each year.

Global Health Focus
We recognize the importance exposing the pediatricians of the future to a global health perspective and encourage interested residents to participate in global health experiences.

Many residents have participated in international and underserved health care electives.
A basic global health curriculum is included within the Noon Conference series.
Interested residents may partake in a more intensive curriculum: Global Health Focus.
- These residents participate in an international elective rotation during the PL-2 and/or PL-3 years.
- They receive faculty mentoring, preparation for their experiences abroad, and invitations to multidisciplinary global health learning opportunities throughout the University of Pittsburgh campus.
For those interested in Spanish-speaking populations, Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, from Children's Hospital's Division of General Academic Pediatrics, operates a bilingual "Salud Para Niños" (Health for the Children) pediatric clinic through Children's Hospital.

For additional information regarding our program contact Ericka L. Fink, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at finkel@ccm.upmc.edu or Jennifer Wolford, DO, MPH, Assistant Professor, Child Advocacy at jennifer.wolford@chp.edu.

Last Update
December 7, 2011

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