Resident Files: Social Determinants of Health

In the first episode of our Resident Files series, we explore how pediatric residents at Children's Hospital Colorado and CU School of Medicine are examining the social determinants of health that impact the patients they see in the primary care clinic. We’ll discuss how pediatric providers can learn more about the ways that social determinants of health affect patients in their own practices.

Listen to pediatric residents discuss their social determinants of health curriculum

In this episode, CU School of Medicine second-year pediatric residents Telly Cheung, MD, and Elizabeth Kerr, MD, discuss how residents are learning about social determinants of health to improve the way they care for pediatric primary care patients.

In this episode, our experts discuss:

• How the CU School of Medicine trains residents through the Pediatric Primary Care Curriculum (PPCC)
• How the PPCC resident steering committee developed a fast facts program to educate colleagues about social determinants of health
• How residents identify research-based topics related to social determinants of health
• Examples of social determinants of health fast facts
• Residents’ prior exposure to training on social determinants of health
• How residents have adapted the care they provide based on their social determinants of health learning
• How this project helps identify gaps in residency training and improves resident education related to social determinants of health

Resources for providers:

Social Determinants of Health Resources from the AAP