Leadership Education in Adolescent Health

Defining LEAH

The Leadership Education in Adolescent Health training program is a specialized training program in adolescent health care. The program focuses on an interdisciplinary team approach to healthcare. The members of the team include faculty and fellows in medicine, nursing, nutrition, psychology, public health, and social work. The Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine Section of Baylor College of Medicine is based at Texas Children’s Hospital. This program stresses excellence in adolescent health and finding ways to meet the healthcare needs of adolescents. The LEAH program is funded by a grant from the Maternal Child Health Bureau under Title V. (www.mchlibrary.info/pubs/PDFs/spr/fsadolescent.pdf)*

Goals

Goal I. Clinical Service Leadership
Trainees will learn clinical service leadership involving constituents.

Goal II. Communication Skills
Trainees will learn how to communicate effectively with constituents.

Goal III. Public Health
Trainees will learn how to address core public health functions as they apply to constituents at the local, state, regional, and federal levels.

Goal IV. Accountability
Trainees will learn accountability for their actions as leaders in clinical service, communication, and public health activities.

LEAH Faculty
Albert C. Hergenroeder, M.D.
Gwendolyn J. Adam, Ph.D., LCSW-ACP
Roberta Anding, M.S., RD, LD, CDE, CSSD
Brenda Binder, M.S.N., Ph.D.
Robin Burke Britt, Ed.D., RNC, WHCNP
Mariam R. Chacko, M.D.
Joseph N. Chorley, M.D.
Jean S. Doak, Ph.D.
Jennifer T. Girotto, MS, RD, LD
Amy B. Middleman, M.D., M.S. Ed., M.P.H.
Lisa Symeonidis, RD, LD
Susan R. Tortolero, Ph.D.
Constance M. Wiemann, Ph.D.

Disciplines Contact Information:
Medicine - Albert C. Hergenroeder, M.D. alberth@bcm.edu or 832-822-3660
Nursing - Brenda Binder, M.S.N., Ph.D. bbinder@mail.twu.edu or 713-794-2887
Nutrition - Roberta H. Anding, MS, RD, LD, CDE, CSSD randing@bcm.edu or 832-822-4005
Psychology - Jean S. Doak, Ph.D. jsdoak@texaschildrenshospital.org or 832-822-3661
Public Health - Constance M. Wiemann, Ph.D. cwiemann@bcm.edu or 832-822-0601
Social Work - Gwendolyn J. Adam, Ph.D., LCSW-ACP gadam@bcm.edu or 832-822-4004