Our residency program is committed to building connections with our community by learning from and engaging with community partners. We will also help to inform our colleagues about opportunities to participate in community engaged activities. Additionally, we strive to share information about community resources with colleagues to share with the families we serve. Over time, we hope that through community engagement, we will engender trust that improves health equity.
Community Engagement and Outreach
Mission | Vision | Values |
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Our committee exists
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To learn about community resources and their connections to health equity
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To engage our colleagues in service to the community
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To engage with the community to learn what they need
Our goal is to help trainees see the families we support as more than patients. We want them to recognize these families as neighbors and partners, understanding that we can learn just as much from them as they learn from us.
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Community
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Curiosity
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Meaningful work
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Trustworthiness
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Learning
Current Committee Members
Alexis Bloom, DO
PGY - 1
Avery Silar, MD
PGY - 1
Sidney Chapman, DO
PGY - 1
Sean Woods, MD
PGY - 1
Erin Herbert, MD
PGY - 1
Faculty Advisor
Jennifer Porter, MD
Associate Professor
Dr. Jennifer Porter is an Associate Professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and is a pediatrician with Norton Children's Medical Group - Novak Center.
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Dr. Porter received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Howard University, her medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University, and completed her pediatric residency training at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. She joined the UofL faculty in 2016.
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Dr. Porter's interests include early childhood education, health literacy, early childhood development and health equity. She currently serves as the Chair of the Health Equity, Engagement, and Effectiveness Committee, Reach Out and Read Site Director, and Early Childhood Taskforce Chair for the Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.