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"Serving as the ACPM resident for the
Adolescent Health Initiative provided me
access to leaders in preventive medicine
and adolescent health. The skills ranged
from clinical exposure to adolescent
medicine to creating an evidence-based
literature review that focused healthy
people objectives related to adolescent
health….There was great exposure to
creating policies around adolescent health
and meeting with key leaders in adolescent
health in the Washington DC area. The
experience was incredibly valuable to my
career as a preventive medicine physician.”
- Simone Porter, MD, MPH
Adolescent Health Resident Summer 2008
“(I)
was given great access to and mentoring by
experts in the field—both locally and
across the country. These mentors included
leading pediatric/adolescent clinicians,
governmental and non-profit organizations
working to improve Adolescent Health. I
was able to attend meetings and
participate in various projects….And all
of this was made so easy because the ACPM
staff was very supportive and made me feel
like an integral member of their staff
while I was there”
- P.
Ann Loveless, MD, MPH
Adolescent Health Resident Summer 2007
Overview
Activities
How to Apply
Overview
The American College of Preventive
Medicine is pleased to administer the
Practicum Rotation in Adolescent Health
and Preventive Medicine, based in
Washington, DC at the office of the
American College of Preventive Medicine.
This program is intended to give
preventive medicine residents an
opportunity to participate in adolescent
health education, research, and policy
activities in Washington, DC.
Residents from across the country are
encouraged to apply. ACPM will help find
housing options if needed.
Activities
Under this program, residents work at ACPM
for two months. ACPM will work closely
with each selected resident to tailor the
resident’s activities so that they meet
the objectives of both
ACPM and the resident. The rotation will provide residents
with exposure to the many policy bodies in
Washington, DC, including Congress, federal health agencies, and
non-governmental national health
organizations, particularly to those
events with an adolescent health focus.
Examples of possible activities might
include:
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Developing policy resolutions, fact
sheets, and other educational materials on
emerging adolescent health issues,
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Participating in PIPPAH grantee and
National Coalition for Adolescent Health
meetings and national health policy
coalitions to which ACPM belongs,
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Working with ACPM’s Adolescent Health
Committee to identify and carry out high
priority activities,
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Developing topics for clinical guidelines
around adolescent health,
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Writing
ACPM Headlines articles on adolescent health issues.
Under this program, ACPM has funding for
one adolescent health resident a year. The
College will pay the residency program
$3,750/month. Residency programs are
responsible for stipend payments to
residents. Additionally, applications from
residents from fully-funded programs
interested in participating in this
program are welcome to apply.
This program is supported in full by Grant
#U45MC00064 from the Department of Health
and Human Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Maternal and
Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social
Security Act), Office of Adolescent
Health.
TO APPLY:
Applications are currently being accepted
for rotations in select months in 2010 and
2011. Applications are due by April
1, 2010. Late applications may be
considered if space remains.
To apply, please submit the attached
electronic application form along with a
current CV and a letter of recommendation
from your Residency Program Director.
Please e-mail your application to ACPM.
ACPM Adolescent Health Residency Program
Application.
Email:
msurricchio@acpm.org
Address: 455 Massachusetts
Avenue, N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20001
If you have questions, please contact
Michele Surricchio at msurricchio@acpm.org
or 202-466-2044, ext. 107.
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