About PEACHES
Innovative Programs Linking Health, Education, and Community
As a demonstration of its commitment to training pediatricians to address the most pressing issues facing children, the Emory Department of Pediatrics launched the PEACHES residency training track in 2022.
PEACHES- Pediatric Equity, Advocacy, Community Health, Environmental and Social Justice-trains pediatric residents to become informed clinicians, leaders in their specialty and community, and advocates for children and families.
The program onboards a new cohort of second-year residents each year and provides them with a 24-month curriculum, opportunities to gain experience advocacy skills on the institutional, regional, and national level, and exposure to community-based organizations that focus on child and family health outcomes. During their time in the track, participants learn about the significant non-medical drivers that shape child health outcomes, such as poverty, discrimination, food, and housing insecurity, as well as the exposures that also shape health outcomes. These include contaminated water, soil, and air, as well as exposure to adversity during the early childhood years.