Resident Advocacy Rotation (RAR)
A collaboration between AAP-CA and CA Pediatric Residency Programs
Educating pediatric residents with skills and real-world, applied experience to fulfill their roles as non-partisan leaders in child health advocacy.
Learning objectives are:
- Understand the roles of pediatrician in advocacy
- Review the basic knowledge of advocacy and the policy process
- Be able to use an advocacy communication skill to contribute to an active advocacy campaign
- Provide opportunities to advocacy for priority child health issues
- Promote collaboration with the AAP and with child advocacy partner organizations
The program will be offered twice a month, each session is 2-hours in length and involves a pre-course exercise, didactic presentations on advocacy basics, current policy highlights and issues, developing communication strategies and concludes with a debrief and evaluation.
Please register here for the program and you will be sent a Zoom link prior to each session.
Contact AAP CA Executive Director, Karmi Ferguson at karmi.ferguson@aap-ca.org or call (916) 621-KIDS (5437) with any questions.
Calendar of RAR Program Sessions:
| Date | Time | Topic |
| Thursday, July 16, 2026 | 10:00-12:00 | Injury Prevention – Firearms |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | 9:00-11:00 | Early Development |
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 10:00-12:00 | Health access/Coverage/Medicaid/CCS |
| Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 9:00-11:00 | Immunizations |
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:00-12:00 | Climate Change and Environmental Health |
| Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 09:00-11:00 | Elections and voting rights |
| Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 10:00-12:00 | Injury and Violence Prevention |
| Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | 9:00-11:00 | TBD |
| Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 10:00-12:00 | TBD |
| Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | 9:00-11:00 | Early Development |
| Thursday, December 17, 2026 | 10:00-12:00 | Immunizations |
| Wednesday, January 6, 2027 | 9:00-11:00 | TBD |
| Thursday, January 21, 2027 | 10:00-12:00 | Elections and voting rights |
| Wednesday, February 3, 2027 | 9:00-11:00 | Immigrant Child Health and Safety |
| Thursday, February 18, 2027 | 10:00-12:00 | Tobacco, E-Cig, Cannabis |
| Wednesday, March 3, 2027 | 9:00-11:00 | TBD |
| Thursday, March 18, 2027 | 10:00-12:00 | TBD |
| Thursday, April 8, 2027 | 10:00-12:00 | AAP Priority Bill Session |
| Wednesday, April 21, 2027 | 9:00-11:00 | AAP Priority Bill Session |
| Wednesday, May 5, 2027 | 9:00-11:00 | Health access/Coverage/Medicaid/CCS |
| Thursday, May 20, 2027 | 10:00-12:00 | TBD |
| Wednesday, June 2, 2027 | 9:00-11:00 | TBD |
| Thursday, June 17, 2027 | 10:00-12:00 | TBD |