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Copyright 2003 - 2006
KU Department of Pediatrics.
All rights reserved.
This web site created by
John Goodwin, MD
Revised: March 28, 2006
The Role of Residents:
Overview:
Once the nominations start arriving you are officially ready to start.
KU chooses one winner each month, although this is not an absolute
necessity. Some residencies may find it better to award a winner every
other month or even every quarter. One resident should be designated as
being "in charge" of getting the presentations ready. A committee
comprising an attending, a resident, a secretary, and a non-medical liaison
oversees the decisions made during each month.
The resident chooses a winner from among the nominations. The resident should use his/her own idea of school excellence and community service. Inasmuch as the award is intended to serve a variety of children, and there are innumerable ways to serve the community, the definitions of these aspects of quality are not prescribed. There should be no "cookie cutter" winner. Each month's winner should display an individual definition of community service.
The resident then turns the winner over to the committee and begins to write a letter, which will be presented with the award. We hold the award ceremonies on the last Thursday of the month, simply because that works well with the schedule of our department. You should feel free to select whatever time and schedule works best for your circumstances. While the resident is writing the individualized letter, a member of the committee will call the principal of that school and relay the news of the selection. A time for the award ceremony is scheduled with the principal, and the principal is asked to inform the parents. The media release is sent from the hospital's public relations department.
The resident selects a prize to be awarded to the child. One of our most used awards is four Kansas City Blades hockey tickets (donated) and a limousine ride to and from the game ($50 to tip the driver, the VIP Limousine Company donates the ride). Our particular hospital has a mascot, the "JayDoc," and the resident finds a volunteer to dress as the mascot. We have found that this makes the award presentation more enjoyable and rewarding for the children.
Final arrangements for the presentation should be checked at least 24 hours in advance. One of our sponsors has donated shirts with the names of our supporters and the PRIDE emblem. The resident picks up a shirt, the award letter, the selected prize, and the certificate, which the principal can place in the school. It is important to have several volunteers from your organization to attend the presentation to show support for this project. It is also extremely helpful that the resident who will be in charge of the pride program the following month be present at the ceremony.
How to Start:
PRIDE, like many things, is built upon the principal of "see one, do one, and teach one." That is, it is up to the staff and more senior residents to teach young residents the importance of this program.
In our department, the resident(s) on the "community pediatrics rotation" (a required but less intensive rotation during the first or second year) runs the PRIDE program during that month. That resident picks up a packet of instructions on the first of the month, chooses the winner from the list of nominations, selects a prize, and presents the award at the school on the last Thursday of the month. The resident who will be taking over the PRIDE rotation in the subsequent month accompanies the current PRIDE resident to watch the presentation. Following the presentation each month there is a meeting, lasting approximately 20 minutes, to discuss the preparation for the following month. All decisions are filtered through a PRIDE committee comprising an attending physician, a resident physician, a secretary, and an appointed community (non-medical) volunteer. Our residents have genuinely enjoyed the experience of preparing for a surprise presentation as well as the expectation of giving a reward to a deserving child. Others in the department take part as dressing as the mascot, going as members of the committee, or soliciting businesses for contributions.