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Catherine Aftandilian is a second-year pediatric resident at MassGeneral Hospital for Children. As an intern at MGHfC, she joined the advocacy group and helped organize the Residents and Fellows Day at the State House in 2008. Dr. Aftandilian is a program delegate and chapter representative for the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is looking forward to helping organize another Residents and Fellows Day at the State House and to working on the AAP’s 4th Annual Advocacy Campaign, targeting tobacco prevention and control.
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arosenquist | March 17, 2008 at 6:28 pm
The Mass General for Children Advocacy Group is a group run by residents and for residents to facilitate projects in advocacy and community pediatrics. Every year the group’s agenda is shaped by its members, including new interns, who always arrive with energy and new ideas.
Past and current activities include:
“Pediatric Residents and Fellows Day at the State House,” an annual event since 2006. This event is geared towards pediatricians in training who are interested in learning how the legislative process effects their patients. The day includes dynamic speakers, an interactive lobbying workshop, and discussion of bills, and culminates with individual or group meetings with MA state legislators to support the passage of child-friendly legislation.
-contact Catherine Aftandilia at caftandilian@partners.org
Somerville High Teen Health Project
-contact Emily Kung at ekung1@partners.org
CATCH grant facilitation with Liz Miller, MD
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OUR GROUP, PLEASE WRITE TO Catherine Aftandilian AT CAFTANDILIAN@PARTNERS.ORG
Group members have received the following honors:
-PAS Poster Presentation of Residents Day at the State House, Advocacy Training Special Interest Group, 2008. Anna Rosenquist
-The 2007 Anne E Dyson Child Advocacy Award. Anna Rosenquist, Alenka Zeman, Katie Zuckerkman
-AMA Policy Promotion Grant, Alenka Zeman 2007
-CATCH Grant: “Adolescent Smoking Cessation: A community based intervention.” Suzanne Boxer 2007