Using a Community Bus Tour for Pediatric Residents to Increase Their Knowledge of Health Disparities

Cara Lichtenstein; Desiree de la Torre; Olanrewaju Falusi; Alexandra Sims; Yael Smiley; Melissa Baiyewu

doi:10.1016/j.acap.2018.03.004

Using a Community Bus Tour for Pediatric Residents to Increase Their Knowledge of Health Disparities

Acad Pediatr. 2018 Aug;18(6):717-719. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.03.004. Epub 2018 Mar 9.

Authors

Cara Lichtenstein¹, Desiree de la Torre², Olanrewaju Falusi³, Alexandra Sims⁴, Yael Smiley⁴, Melissa Baiyewu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Community Health Track of the Pediatric Residency Program, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC. Electronic address: clichten@childrensnational.org.
² Child Health Advocacy Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC.
³ Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Community Health Track of the Pediatric Residency Program, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC; Child Health Advocacy Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.

PMID: 29530584
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.03.004

Abstract

A community bus tour with a focus on social determinants of health created through a partnership between the pediatric residency program and the hospital's Child Health Advocacy Institute was shown to increase knowledge of health disparities among pediatric interns.

Keywords: health disparities; residency training; social determinants of health.

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Child Advocacy*
Curriculum
Female
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Internship and Residency*
Male
Motor Vehicles*
Pediatrics / education*
Pilot Projects
Social Determinants of Health*