Posts Tagged ‘preventive medicine’

Doernbecher residents provide free health screenings to children in low-income families

As part of our training curriculum, pediatric residents at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital choose a special interest group (SIG) in which to participate. These groups allow us the opportunity to pursue other interests that may fall outside the everyday responsibilities of residency. Last month our global health SIG held a health fair for the Neighborhood House Early Head Start program. Neighborhood House, a nonprofit social service organization, provides supportive services to more than 18,000 low-income … Read More

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Posted by: Tamara Hargens-Bradley in Advocacy, Outreach, Pediatric Residents, Public Health, Safety, Teaching
On: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Tags: childhood injury prevention, Jeffrey Meyrowitz, Neighborhood House, OHSU Doernbecher Tom Sargent Children's Safety Center, pediatrics residency, preventive medicine, Reach Out and Read Program

Making a difference beyond the hospital

I am a first-year pediatrics resident at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. This means I have recently completed four years of training in medical school, received my medical degree and now am receiving further training in my specialty of choice: Pediatrics. When I was in medical school and deciding on which field of medicine to pursue, one of the qualities that drew me to pediatrics was its diversity on all levels — the patients with whom … Read More

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Posted by: Tamara Hargens-Bradley in Advocacy, Pediatric Residents, Public Health
On: Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Tags: child health advocacy, Mayor Sam Adams, pediatrics residency, Portland City Council, preventive medicine, public health, water fluoridation