Mentorship Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) Grants
-related to child care

Projects Goals & Objectives: The goal of MTAP is to provide members of the Section on Community Pediatrics with funding to improve skills in Community Pediatrics and/ or develop innovative ways to promote community pediatrics in academic and clinical settings. To learn more about MTAP Grants visit the AAP Community Pediatrics Web site.

Collaboration in the Community: Child Care and Pediatric Residency Education
City, State: Seattle, WA
Program Contact: Kyle Yasuda, MD
Email: kyasuda@u.washington.edu
Year (start of the project): 2002
Program Description: This MTAP award was provided for the purpose of supporting an education program on childcare issues for pediatric residents and to link them with community pediatricians and child care providers.

Early Childhood Advocacy: Partnering with Parents and Child Care Providers
City, State: Seattle, WA
Program Contact: Jill Sells, MD
Email: jmsells@aap.net
Year (start of the project): 2002
Program Description: This MTAP award was provided for the purpose of establishing a mentorship relationship to support a better understanding of advocacy and program development in early childhood.

Parenting Education for Parents of Children in Day Care
City, State: Savannah, GA
Program Contact: Thomas Clark, MD
Email: tasclark@aol.com
Year (start of the project): 2003
Program Description: This MTAP award was provided for the purpose of supporting a visit to a nationally recognized childcare center in Savannah, GA that has a proven program to promote parental interest and physician involvement in a childcare setting.