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APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE CLASS OF 2012 NEW CENTURY SCHOLARS

Click here for more information and application

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The Academic Pediatric Association New Century Scholars Program is a mentorship program aimed at increasing the diversity of the academic general pediatric workforce

Rationale:

• Racial and ethnic disparity in child health and health care is an increasingly important issue, particularly as US demographics become more diversified.
• One approach to decreasing racial/ethnic disparities is to increase the number of minority pediatricians working in academic settings (i.e., education, research and clinical care).
• One way to increase minority recruitment into academic careers is to provide role models and mentors to pediatric trainees during the time when career plans are being formed.

APA NCScholars^© Program:

• The program selects under-represented minority (URM) pediatric residents who have interest in pursuing careers in academic general pediatrics or related fields (e.g., behavior/developmental pediatrics, adolescent medicine) to become NCScholars^©.
  • NCScholars^© are recruited in the second year of residency, and continue in the program through the end of residency, as long as they remain in good standing.

• NCScholars^© are matched with junior and senior mentors who provide ongoing support to the scholar during residency, career planning, fellowship application process, and onward.
  • Junior Mentors: Fellows in training programs and junior faculty who have interests in the areas of racial/ethnic child health disparities, cultural competency, and minority child health and development, and who have a commitment to mentorship and the program goals.
  • Senior mentors: APA members who are educators or researchers working in the fields of racial/ethnic child health disparities, cultural competency, and minority child health and development, who have strong mentorship abilities and who have a commitment to mentorship and the program goals.

• NCScholars^© and their mentors meet during the annual PAS meetings, and continue contact throughout the year through email and phone.

• NCScholars^© receive a travel grant to attend the annual PAS meetings (including travel, room, and registration fees).
• NCScholars^© attend a special one day conference the day before the PAS meeting.
• A dinner banquet is held honoring the NCScholars^©, attended by APA leadership, fellowship directors, and guests.
• NCScholars^© are in contact with mentors and Program staff throughout the PAS meeting.
• It is required that all NCScholars^© attend the annual PAS meetings and the New Century Scholars Conference the day before the PAS begins. Residency programs are asked to help with residency scheduling so that the NCScholar^© may attend.

• Ongoing activities:
  • NCScholars^© are provided free membership in the APA during their residency
  • Career counseling by program directors and mentors
  • Website and Listserv for NCScholars^©
  • Support during fellowship application and post-residency career planning

PROGRAM STAFF:

Director:
Lee Pachter, DO
Lpachter@drexelmed.edu
860-545-8246)
Co-Director:
Cheryl Kodjo, MD, MPH
Cheryl_Kodjo@URMC.Rochester.edu
Coordinator:
Jennifer Padilla
Jennifer@academicpeds.org

Download the Program Description

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