Golden Family Community Pediatrics Award Program

Goal

To establish an award program that provides medical students longitudinal, mentored, self-initiated projects which targets a unique question in community pediatrics.

Objectives

1. To develop and support medical student interest in a broad array of community pediatric issues
2. To increase knowledge/awareness of issues related to children in the context of their families and communities within the United States and abroad
3. To develop ongoing mentorship relationships for students with mentors in community pediatrics

Program Description

The Golden Family Community Pediatrics Award was established to acknowledge the excellent education and opportunities Katie E. Golden received while a student at MSSM. Katie Golden is now pursuing a career in Pediatrics. The Golden Family Community Pediatric award is open to all MSSM medical students. This award program is a unique partnership between the School of Medicine's Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs and the Division of General Pediatrics.

Each year, two (2) MSSM medical students will receive an stipend of up $3,000 to participate in a mentored service or research project in community pediatrics. Projects may be proposed for any geographic or non-geographic community. One project will be based at The Mount Sinai Medical Center and the other will be nationally or internationally based. Projects will be supported for up to 12 weeks during the academic year or summer months. Project reports of either qualitative or quantitative results will be presented at project conclusion and presentations may occur in several venues, including CMCA Journal Club, CMCA Community Health Symposium, Pediatric Research Symposium, and Medical Student Research Day. The award program will help support the submission of abstracts of medical student projects to national and international societies' annual meetings.

A Steering Committee that includes faculty from the Departments of Pediatrics, Community and Preventive Medicine, Medical Education, and Health Policy will serve as members of the review and selection committee. The Steering Committee will also assist in recruiting program mentors.

Application Process

1. Review the list of community pediatric research project profiles that includes the contact information of principal investigators and available mentors. (If your desired mentor is NOT on the list, please have your mentor contact Ann-Gel Palermo at (212) 241-8886 to discuss the application process and mentoring responsibilities.)
2. Select a research project profile or mentor of interest. Applicants are encouraged to meet with the mentor of interest to assess feasibility of participation and obtain a commitment from the mentor.
3. Meet with identified mentor to develop a proposed research plan to submit with application.
4. Please download all application materials.
5. Complete and submit general application and supporting documents. Please make sure all required items are submitted either electronically or by mail to the address below.

Download Forms

• Golden Family Award Program Mentor List
• Golden Family Award Program Mentor List by Research Interest
• Golden Family Award Program Application Form

Deadline

Materials must be sent (annually on or before) March 15 to:

Ann-Gel S. Palermo, M.P.H.

Associate Director of Operations
Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1035
New York, NY 10029
Tel: (212) 241-8886
Fax: (212) 241-3594
E-mail: ann-gel.palermo@mssm.edu

Previous Golden Family Community Pediatrics Research Award Scholars

• Adam Lewkowitz, MSSM 2011
• Rachel Winer, MSSM 2011
• Lauren Zajac, MSSM 2010
• Allison Lang MSSM 2008 and Meade Barlow, MSSM 2009
• Jeffrey Tornheim, MSSM 2009
• Andrea Schwartz, MSSM 2009
• Melissa Schapiro, MSSM 2008
• Alexandra Leader, MSSM 2008

All Initiatives

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