Pediatric Resident Advocacy

The Advocacy Committee provides a space for resident advocacy at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital. 

Our board has three main focuses: Legislative Advocacy, Community Outreach, and Advocacy Education.

1. Legislative Advocacy

Examples include contacting government representatives through phone-a-thons, advocating on social media, participating in our state advocacy day, and learning how to write Op-Eds for publication as well as letters to representatives

Examples include volunteering at the Houston Food Bank and participating in various donation drives. 

This year, we plan to introduce a third focus, specifically on Advocacy Education. Planned ideas include advocacy resume and letter writing workshops, coaching residents on presenting advocacy-related topics during noon conference, and participation in state or national conferences. 

We also write and disseminate weekly advocacy updates featuring relevant educational topics and highlighting advocacy opportunities for residents. We also work with fantastic advocates in our program who teach us amazing ways to represent children and their families. Our overarching goal is to empower residents with the knowledge and skills to be effective advocates for children’s health.

Advocacy Leaders

Presidents: Cesar Larancuent & Nadira Lilman

Community Service Leads: Nicole Drury, Jessy Feng and Marisa Pinson

Education/Social Media Leads: Rachel Walther and Lucy Li

Legislative Advocacy Leads: Catherine Perez, Lauren Rahman and Minaal Zahid