Child Advocacy Lab

Catalog description

The lack of understanding and cooperation between the fields of medicine and law lead to missed opportunities to advocate for children's rights and improved health outcomes. The Child Advocacy Lab offers a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, collaborative learning environment where medical and law students engage in team discussion and projects related to child advocacy, lessons learned from working cooperatively with other disciplines as interprofessional team members will directly translate to enhanced career skills for interdisciplinary practice. Classes will meet on Wednesday evenings, 5:30p to 7:30p. During spring 2025, classes begin on TBD. Meeting location: TBD based on COVID safety procedures. Scott Snider, LCSW, will contact all enrolled medical students the week prior to class to communicate time and location for the initial meetings. Credit: 1 Non-Direct Patient Care. Maximum enrollment: 8; Minimum Enrollment: 2. Offered during the evenings, spring 41-42. Note: If the course enrollment is at maximum capacity and you are interested in enrolling, please reach out to Dr. Narayan. Aditee Narayan, MD/MPH; Crystal Grant, JD/MSW; and Scott Snider, LCSW