Trainees for Child Injury Prevention
Who should join?
Medical students (year 2 and above), residents, and fellows with an interest in pediatrics and learning about child injury prevention, health behavior change, communication, and advocacy should consider joining this program. Participants will plan and participate in two Days of Action at their own institution and help plan related events across the country.What is Trainees for Child Injury Prevention (T4CIP)?
- T4CIP is a group of trainees from across the country passionate about child injury prevention that develops outreach materials and strategies for one-day national advocacy campaigns
- Trainees reach out to their peers and training programs and institutions to ask them to participate in each Day of Action by sharing information during a morning report, noon conference, grand rounds, continuity clinic, or other forums, as well as share information on social media
- T4CIP is sponsored by the Center for Injury Research and Policy in Columbus, Ohio, and the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Trainees and Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention
T4CIP goals:
- Expose pediatric trainees to public health approaches and community engagement to prevent child and adolescent injuries and violence
- Facilitate and promote pediatric trainee-initiated outreach and engagement activities locally and nationally to prevent child and adolescent injury
What does timing and time commitment look like?
- Time commitment is for one calendar year, including two Days of Action each year - one in May and one in October. Trainees must commit to the full calendar year - it's ok to participate if you graduate/switch programs halfway through.
- There are monthly calls/video meetings and regular emails between calls as needed. We request attendance at 8 of the 10 monthly meetings. We understand this can be challenging and we provide slides and recordings after the fact; however, the small group work is not shared in this manner. Small groups will work together outside of the monthly meetings over email and/or Zoom.
- The 2024 schedule is below. All calls will be recorded and archived.
When and how will we meet in 2024?
- The first Day of Action will be on May 22, 2024 and focused on child passenger safety.
- The second Day of Action will be October 23, 2024. The topic will be determined by T4CIP participants.
- Virtual meetings will take place on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 8:00-9:30 p.m. ET on Zoom. All calls will be recorded and archived.
- Training meeting dates: Jan. 24, Feb. 28, March 27, April 24, June 26, July 24, August 28, and September 25, 2024
- Working meeting dates: May 8, May 15, October 9, October 16, 2024
- Culminating meeting: November 20, 2024
Why should I join T4CIP?
- Participate in and/or lead a national advocacy campaign focusing on increasing injury prevention awareness and creating safer environments for children
- Build your leadership, advocacy, and communication skills and develop new relationships with peers and mentors
- Nationally-known pediatric injury prevention experts will be available to mentor and support participating trainees
- Watch what a few of our 2021 participants have to say about their experience with T4CIP in this short video.
- Read this June 2022 article, "Trainees get hands-on experience leading campaigns to prevent child injury," in AAP News.
- View/download/share this one page flier about T4CIP.
- Read this policy brief published in 2023 by members of our 2021 cohort: Advocacy training tool for pediatric residents to strengthen firearm safety laws.
- Previous Days of Action led by trainees have been highly successful. In addition to below, T4CIP participants also were on podcasts, gave Grand Rounds and other presentations at their institutions, wrote blog posts and newsletter articles, and ran their programs’ social media handles for the day.
T4CIP has a robust group of child injury prevention advocacy mentors serving as facilitators in 2024:
- Dr. Maneesha Agarwal (Emory School of Medicine)
- Dr. Mary Aitken (McGovern Medical School at UTHealth)
- Dr. Rebecca Bell (University of Vermont Children’s Hospital)
- Dr. Marilyn Bull (Indiana University School of Medicine)
- Dr. Kiesha Fraser Doh (Emory School of Medicine)
- Tracy Mehan (Nationwide Children’s Hospital)
- Dr. Leah Middelberg (Nationwide Children’s Hospital)
- Dr. Judy Schaechter (University of Miami, MedNetPro)
- Dr. Rohit Shenoi (Texas Children’s Hospital)
- Dr. Gary Smith (Nationwide Children’s Hospital)
- Dr. Nick Watkins (University of Tennessee Health Science Center)
T4CIP’s first Day of Action was on May 19, 2021 about high-powered magnet safety. You can search #MagnetSafety on Twitter and Instagram to see some of the great posts from participants and partners. The May 2021 Day of Action had 263 participants and more than 1,000 posts across social media. View #MagnetSafety graphics here.
T4CIP’s second Day of Action was on October 27, 2021 about safer storage of firearms. You can search #SaferStorage on Twitter and Instagram to see some of the great posts from participants and partners. The October 2021 Day of Action had 460 participants and more than 1,000 posts across social media. Watch this ~one hour webinar we hosted, featuring Dr. Judy Schaechter, President-Elect of the American Board of Pediatrics, and moderated by Dr. Lois Lee of Boston Children’s Hospital: Why Ask?: Speaking Up For Child Health - YouTube. View #SaferStorage graphics in English and Spanish.
T4CIP's third Day of Action was on May 25, 2022 about bike helmets. You can search #WearAHelmet on Twitter and Instagram to see some of the great posts from participants and partners. The May 2022 Day of Action had 163 participants and more than 550 posts across social media. View #WearAHelmet graphics in English and Spanish.
T4CIP's fourth Day of Action was on October 26, 2022 about safe sleep. You can search #ClearTheCrib on Twitter and Instagram to see some of the great posts from participants and partners. The October 2022 Day of Action had 148 participants and more than 700 posts across social media. Watch this ~one hour webinar T4CIP and Prevent Child Injury hosted, featuring Dr. Rachel Moon, Dr. Rebecca Carlin, Lorena Kaplan from NICHD-NIH Safe to Sleep Campaign, Barb Himes from First Candle, and Jonathan Midgett from the US CPSC: #ClearTheCrib Safe Sleep Webinar. View #ClearTheCrib graphics in English and Spanish.
T4CIP’s fifth Day of Action was on May 15, 2023 about drowning prevention. It coincided with International Water Safety Day and Prevent Child Injury’s Open Water Swimming outreach week. You can search #PreventDrowning on Twitter and Instagram to see some of the great posts from participants and partners. The May 2023 Day of Action had 257 participants and more than 1,300 posts across social media. Watch this ~one hour webinar T4CIP and Prevent Child Injury hosted, featuring Dr. Ben Hoffman (Oregon Health & Science University), Dr. Sarah Denny (Nationwide Children’s Hospital), Dr. Adam Katchmarchi (National Drowning Prevention Alliance), Leland Brown (USA Swimming), and Tiffaney Isaacson (Phoenix Children’s): T4CIP and Prevent Child Injury #PreventDrowning Webinar. View #PreventDrowning graphics in English and Spanish.
T4CIP’s sixth Day of Action was on October 25, 2023 about prevention of pediatric marijuana edibles ingestion. You can search #SafeEdiblesStorage on Twitter/X and Instagram to see some of the great posts from participants and partners. The October 2023 Day of Action had more than 95 participants and more than 650 posts across social media. Watch this ~one hour webinar T4CIP hosted, featuring Dr. Gary Smith (moderator, Nationwide Children’s Hospital), Dr. Sam Wang (Children’s Hospital Colorado), Dr. Chris Gaw (Nationwide Children’s Hospital), and Kristy Steele (Save Our Families): T4CIP #SafeEdiblesStorage Webinar. View #SafeEdiblesStorage graphics in English and Spanish.
How do I join T4CIP?
Applications for the 2024 T4CIP cohort closed Nov. 26, 2023. All applicants will be notified of their status the week of Dec. 11, 2023.
Where can I get more information?
Please contact Laura Dattner, T4CIP Coordinator, with any questions. Follow us on Instagram @T4CIP and Twitter @T4CIP_ and look for #T4CIP on Twitter and Instagram. We have archived materials from 2021, 2022, and 2023 Days of Action on Flickr.