Primary Care Track Goals and Training

Goals

To gain knowledge and skills in primary care clinic-based approaches to child health
To learn how to access community resources to address local child health problems
To train primary care pediatric residents to collaborate with their community to develop programs that effect local child health issues

All primary care residents are based at Mt. Zion Pediatrics for their continuity clinic and urgent care months
Second continuity clinic on ambulatory months to improve continuity and follow-up
Mentoring and practice opportunities from a broad range of academic and community-based primary care physicians
Seminars on clinic-based primary care knowledge and skills
Primary care projects on clinic-based topics such as quality improvement or medical education

All primary care residents are freed from 4-6 extra clinics/ year to participate in projects in the local Western Addition community
In 2005-2007 many primary care residents noted increased rates of childhood obesity in clinic and have collaborated on a local community-based approach to the barriers to nutrition, exercise and safety in the Western Addition neighborhood
Primary care projects on community-based topics such as how to determine local community barriers to health and how to work with schools and other community organizations to address local child health problems