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One of the goals of our pediatric residency program is to develop the advocate pediatrician.

While advocacy opportunities are interspersed throughout residency, the dedicated advocacy rotation appeals to neurodiverse learners by layering different educational modalities to build a robust curriculum.

Time is spent outside the hospital learning directly from comunity healthcare partners about the challenges and strengths of the population we serve. They also engage in self-directed learning on topica like car seat safety, water safety, and dog bite safty.

Finally, time is spent developing advocacy projects using the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Community Pediatrics TRaining InitiavieÌý advocacy Rucric, and contribute to their fellow residents' advocacy projects.

Our Advocacy Interest Group writes op-eds on current advocacy topics and creates content for the Central Florida Pediatric Advocacy Coalition. Our coalition was recently awarded the Leonard V. Rome CATCH grant to develop this partnership further.

ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ Children’s Hospital, Florida
6535 ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ Parkway
Orlando, FL 32827
(407) 567-4000

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ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ Children’s Hospital, Florida (NCHFL) is the residency program’s sponsoring institution and the primary site. The hospital is part of the ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ Children’s Health, which is one of the nation’s largest integrated pediatric health systems — and the only one with two free-standing children’s hospitals. NCHFL is currently operating 130 beds serving patients up to age 18, and for some patients, exceptions are made until the age of 21 years.

ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ Children's Health, Downtown Orlando
1717 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando, FLÌý32806
(407) 650-7033

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This practice is a continuity clinic that provides an underserved population with a Patient-Centered Medical Home, certified by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC). Patients receive coordinated care that meets stringent national standards and includes families as part of the team.

ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ Children's Health (Multiple Locations)

A network of ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ primary care pediatricians in the Orlando metro area provide excellent ambulatory care in medical homes certified by the AAAHC. Three facilities provide teaching and oversight for resident physicians.

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HCA Florida Osceola Hospital
700 W. Oak St.
Kissimmee, FL 34741
(407) 846-2266

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Located within 15 miles of ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ Children’s Hospital, Florida this is the site for residents’ newborn nursery experience. Supervision is provided by ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ attending physicians, with additional teaching available from ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ advanced practice nursing providers. The facility performs 1,900 deliveries annually.

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