StAT Rotation Overview
The StAT rotation is a specialized month long rotation designed to provide pediatric advocacy residents with foundations in population health, child advocacy, health disparities, and community-based research methods. The StAT rotation includes the following StAT foundation tutorials, advocacy activities and career development sessions. Residents are allocated significant protected time to work on their individual advocacy project.
StAT Foundation Tutorials:
Introduction to StAT (Stanford Advocacy Track)
Social determinants of health and health disparities
International health
Journal club sessions
Research Methods:
Principles of community-based participatory research
Quantitative and qualitative methods overview
Developing good survey and focus group questions
Data analysis methods
Advocacy Sessions:
Legislative advocacy day in Sacramento
Legislative advocacy at children’s hospitals
Career Development Sessions:
Developing personal vision and mission statements
Careers in pediatric advocacy
Working with foundations
Processing grants and gifts through academic institutions
