The Sandra L. Fenwick Institute | Setting the standards of practice to improve health outcomes for all children

The annual Fenwick Institute’s Pediatric Health Policy and Research Symposium is one of the first national and international initiatives to bring together leaders and researchers in pediatric health policy and research. There was previously no meeting or conference dedicated solely to research related to pediatric health policy and research, hence this symposium provides a one-of-a-kind forum for this type of discourse.

The goals of the annual Fenwick Institute’s Health Pediatric Policy Research Symposium are to:

1. Describe current research focused on pediatric health and policy;
2. Examine possible approaches for advancing pediatric health through policy
3. Apply skills for advocacy and neighborhood measures to pediatric health and policy research

In the symposium’s first year, presentations focused on original research. In its second year, the symposium built on that success with workshops on relevant research methodology and how to translate research into advocacy for policy change. In its third year, the symposium featured abstract presentations from 27 participants, along with sessions led by 9 speakers and workshop facilitators. Now in its 4th year, we are excited to have Dr. Elena Fuentes-Afflick, the Chief Scientific Officer of the American Association of Medical Colleges, as the keynote speaker for the Fenwick Symposium. The 2025 Sandra L. Fenwick Institute’s Pediatric Health Policy and Research Symposium provides a one-of-a-kind forum for discourse on research related to health policy, especially as it impacts underserved pediatric populations. It is an opportunity to bring together researchers and leaders working to advance health for children.

Register for the symposium here