Advocacy Council
Advocacy Council meets quarterly and organizes advocacy opportunities year-round. Residents learn from community leaders and each other and develop the skills to advocate at personal, local, and national levels. Join the list serve through this link to get email updates at https://forms.gle/F3gh46otN2RpM1SNA.
Contact any of your friendly AAP Resident Representatives: Reilly Dever (Reilly.Dever@seattlechildrens.org), Olivia Do (Olivia.Do@seattlechildrens.org), Paige Killelea (Paige.Killelea@seattlechildrens.org), Simona Martin (Simona.Martin@seattlechildrens.org), Nahee Park (Nahee.Park@seattlechildrens.org), Katie Shaffer (Katherine.Shaffer@seattlechildrens.org), Alexander Thomas (Alexander.Thomas@seattlechildrens.org), Rachel Yang (Rachel.Yang@seattlechildrens.org)
Advocacy curriculum during 3rd year pediatrics clerkship
This is a 90-minute curriculum focused on individual- and system-level advocacy skills. Med students will learn to apply stories and statistics to advocate for patients, families, and communities. Residents have the opportunity to teach, share their advocacy passions, and connect with med students.
GME Contact: Sara Fear (Sara.Fear@seattlechildrens.org)
Diversity Committee
The Diversity Committee (DComm) of the University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Pediatric Residency Program is a resident-led and faculty-mentored team that is committed to championing justice, equity, diversity, inclusion (JEDI), and antiracism. We carry out these goals through recruitment activities, community building and mentorship, advocacy, education and outreach. Additionally, we build protected spaces for minoritized residents as they undergo training as physicians. In doing so, we hope to build inclusivity while celebrating people’s intersectional identities including racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds; national origin; language; gender identity; sexuality; socio-economic status; disability; religion; history of immigration; and other identities.
Resident Contacts: schdiversity@gmail.com; Co-Chairs Erin Hall (Erin.Hall@seattlechildrens.org) and Adriana Herrera (Adriana.Herrera@seattlechildrens.org), Vice Chair of Administration Prayerna Uppal (Prayerna.Uppal@seattlechildrens.org), Vice Chair of Finance Emmeline Nix (Emmeline.Nix@seattlechildrens.org)
Health Equity Rounds
Health Equity Rounds (HER) is a series of interdisciplinary, case-based, hospital-wide discussions here at Seattle Children’s Hospital that explores issues of equity, bias, and racism that play out in medical settings today. Through Health Equity Rounds, we hope to open a dialogue across disciplines to talk about how race and equity affect our patients and their care and the way we work with one another.
Contact: seattleHER@gmail.com
More information: https://linktr.ee/seattleher
Humanism in Pediatrics
Group that organizes events for residents that focus on the humanistic aspects of medicine and the human impact of being a medical provider/trainee,
Resident Contact: Lucy Colville (lucy.colville@seattlechildrens.org)
Faculty Contact: Elena Griego (elena.griego@seattlechildrens.org)
INCLUDE Curriculum Committee
Join the curriculum committee for INCLUDE (Equity, diversity, and inclusion curriculum)! Help plan educational conferences, grand rounds, resident EDI training sessions, case crunches, book discussions, and much more! This committee is a combination of associate program directors, chief residents, faculty, and residents.
Faculty Contacts: Mollie Grow (hmollie.grow@seattlechildrens.org), Tracy Seimears (Tracy.Seimears@seattlechildrens.org)
Pediatricians For Climate Action
Washington Pediatricians for Climate Action is dedicated to raising awareness of the impacts of climate change on children’s health. Climate change is the most significant public health threat of the 21st century, and we believe that pediatricians have a crucial part to play in highlighting the health impacts of climate change and advocating for climate solutions. Our work includes: Washington state legislative advocacy, resident and provider education, research, and ecosystem restoration.
Resident Contacts: Anna Janecek (anna.janecek@seattlechildrens.org), Simona Martin (Simona.Martin@seattlechildrens.org), Ryan Rogers (Ryan.Rogers@seattlechildrens.org)
Faculty Contact: Mollie Grow (HMollie.Grow@seattlechildrens.org)
Peds Pride
Who are we? LGBTQIA+ identified trainees and faculty from throughout the pediatric program. Allies also welcome!
What are we doing? We have four main objectives:
- Community building (social events, mentorship, networking)
- Advocacy (in our community and beyond)
- Education (expanding and improving LGBTQIA+ inclusive resident and fellow education)
- Recruitment (have a presence in the recruitment process)
Resident Contacts: Nick Chock (Nicholas.Chock@seattlechildrens.org), Kirsten Mojziszek (Kirsten.Mojziszek@seattlechildrens.org), Dominic Rago (Dominic.Rago@seattlechildrens.org)
Primary care interest group
This group provides mentoring and support for residents interested in primary care. Events include talks and networking with recent alums and local community pediatricians, information on different jobs within primary care, and workshops such as resume building and contract negotiation. Great for residents of all years!
Resident Contacts: Katie Shaffer (katherine.shaffer@seattlechildrens.org), Sam VanderGriend (samuel.vandergriend@seattlechildrens.org)
Faculty Contacts: Tom Courtney (tcourtmd@uw.edu), Mollie Grow (HMollie.Grow@seattlechildrens.org)
RATL (Residents as Teachers and Learners)
Resident led curriculum focused on teaching and leadership skills in medicine.
Faculty Contact: Elena Griego (elena.griego@seattlechildrens.org)
RN-Resident Partnership
Collaboration between residents and nurses to build community between the two professional groups, and address challenges that arise in the hospital.
Resident Contact: Dale Batoon (DaleAndrew.Batoon@seattlechildrens.org)
Wellness Committee
Our goal is to promote resident wellness, resilience, and community. We plan Resident Wellness Week, Secret Sunshine, and other wellness events and activities throughout the year. We welcome new members throughout the year and would love to hear your ideas on ways we can support each other better during residency.
Resident Contacts: Lucy Colville (Lucy.Colville@seattlechildrens.org), Natalie Lays (Natalie.Lays@seattlechildrens.org)