Committees

Advocacy Committee

Chair 

  • Chair – Sahar Barfchin, MD

Goals

  • Annual visit to Dover Legislative Hall – Spring legislative session
  • Support resident and physician community and legislative advocacy
  • Support practices to get out the vote

 

Communications Committee

Chairs

  • Laura Lawler, MD, Stacey Fox, MD

Goals

  • Prepare and review monthly newsletter with ED
  • Create and revise chapter website
  • Plan for facebook and twitter chapter engagement

 

Early Literacy Committee

Chair

  • Stacey Fox, MD

Vision: Beginning at birth, every Delaware child is read to every day.

Mission: Engaging and supporting Delaware primary care pediatricians to promote early literacy from birth to five years. 

Goals

  • Increase engagement and awarness of early literacy 
  • Create Early Literacy Fund to support the purchase of books
  • Identify funding opportunities to sustain the Early Literacy Fund
  • Support community pediatric practices to implement Reach Out and Read (ROR) national literacy program 

 

Nominating Committee

Members

  • Aguida Atkinson, MD
  • Nemishh Mehta, MD
  • Katherine King, MD

 

Planning Committee

Members

  • Jonathan Miller, MD
  • Rituparna Deb, MD
  • Katherine King, MD
  • Preethi Kumar, MD
  • Vibha Sanwal, MD
  • Catherine Zorc, MD

Delaware Pediatrics Council

Members

  • Nemish Mehta, MD
  • Julia Pillsbury, DO