Dayton Daily News: Dayton Children’s, Wright State expand partnership, access to care

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and Dayton Children’s Hospital will be expanding a longtime partnership following approval from the university’s board to help grow the pediatric clinical workforce and enhance research.

Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and Dayton Children’s Hospital provide an integrated pediatric residency program and fellowships in pediatric emergency and hospital medicine.

As part of their medical education, all Wright State medical students complete their required pediatric rotations at Dayton Children’s.

“We recognize that, as two of the region’s critical organizations, we can do so much more together to grow and strengthen the pediatric-focused workforce, improve access to medical and mental health services for our children and focus research on moving the needle on health outcomes,” said Debbie Feldman, president and CEO of Dayton Children’s.

Wright State is committed to training the next generation of physicians, said Sue Edwards, president of Wright State.

“Our expanded partnership with Dayton Children’s Hospital marks a transformative step — enhancing clinical training opportunities for our medical students and residents while improving access to high-quality pediatric care,” Edwards said.

The goals of this expanded partnership include:

• Growing and developing the clinical workforce by increasing the number of primary care pediatricians, building additional clinical workforce training capacity and upskilling in-career clinicians.
• Increasing research focused on regional children’s health priorities, including maternal health and infant mortality, chronic disease and mental health.
• Expanding services in underserved areas with focus on primary care deserts.

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