Research

Office of Fellowship Training

Clinical Discussion Session

This event provides a forum for fellows to participate in a discussion on clinical issues in pediatric medicine. A fellow selects the topic and determines the structure of the meeting. The meeting can be in the form of a journal club, case discussion, or another proposed format.

SEEKING PRESENTERS:

The Office of Fellowship Training is seeking presenters for Clinical Discussion Sessions.

This event provides a forum for fellows to participate in a discussion on clinical issues in pediatric medicine. A fellow selects the topic and determines the structure of the meeting. The meeting can be in the form of a journal club, case discussion, or another proposed format.

Previous topics have included:

  • “Young Women’s Definitions of Sex”
  • “Overview of current challenges and opportunities in global health”
  • “Strategies for addressing health related social service needs in the patient and family centered medical home”
  • “Disaster Medical Relief Action in Northeast Japan: Earthquake and Tsunami 2011”
  • “Children with Global Development Delay: Evidenced Based Guidelines and Cost of Diagnostic Evaluation- a Quality Improvement (QI) Project in the Neurology Department”

We invite you to be a discussion leader at a future session.  If you are interested, please email the OFT  including:

  • Proposed article or topic
  • Several available dates/times

September Clinical Discussion

The September Clinical Discussion Session was titled:

"'Sex Isn't Something You Do with Someone You Don't Care About': Young Women's Definitions of Sex"

presenters

L-R: Jacqueline Alfonso Barry, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Emmanuel College, Boston; Clare Mehta (Presenter), PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Emmanuel College, and Research Fellow, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital