Pediatric Links With Community
by Amy Young
Photo by Chris Coffey

Out of the office and into the classroom. Doctors and residents at the University of Rochester Medical Center are talking healthcare with kids.

Dr. Cami Matthews and resident Maria Granda left their white labcoats behind as they taught these toddlers in the ABC Head Start program about dental hygiene.

Dr. Matthews is a pediatrician. She says, "When we ask the kids who doctors are, they say we give them shots and listen to their hearts. And I think it's nice to see them outside that sterile environment."

The lessons are part of the U of R's "Pediatric Links with the Community" program. Doctors break down barriers by giving toddlers advice they may not get at home.

Original story appeared in Road Runner News.