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The Department of Pediatrics
and Child Health of Howard University
Hospital in Washington D.C. provides a wide range of services to
children and adolescents. These services include
neonatal and nursery services, preventative medicine
including immunizations and certifications for
school. The department is intimately
involved in medical student and resident training
and research.
Chairman
| History | Mission
Chairman
Michal A. Young, M.D., F.A.B.M.,
I.B.C.L.C.,F.A.A.P. is the Interim Chairman
of the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health and an Associate
Professor of Pediatrics at Howard University
College of Medicine. She also serves as director
of the B.L.E.S.S. (Breastfeeding Lactation
Education Support Services) Initiative as well
as director of the N.I.C.U. and Newborn
Services, at Howard University Hospital. She is
a graduate of Howard University College of
Medicine, Class of 1979. Dr. Young completed a
rotating internship in Medicine and Pediatrics
at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, after
which she become professionally encouraged to
pursue pediatrics as a career path. Her
Pediatric residency was completed at Howard
University Hospital in Washington D.C., followed by a fellowship in
Neonatology at Georgetown University Hospital.
Most of her clinical and academic practice was
at D.C. General Hospital, where she was the
director of the N.I.C.U. for the last five years
prior to the closure of D.C. General Hospital in
July 2001. Dr. Young is distinguished with
several publications and presentations covering a
range of pediatrics and child health topics
governing infant care. Her research interests
centers around developmental outcomes of the
ELBW, HIV perinatal transmission, and
breastfeeding education for professionals and
parents.
Additionally, Dr. Young is an Instructor for the
Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Immediate Past
President D.C. Chapter of the A.A.P., a Chapter
Breastfeeding Coordinator for the D.C.A.A.P., and
a member of the Advisory panel for the U.S. Baby
Friendly Hospital Initiative. From September
2000 -2003 she served on the USDA Advisory
Council on Maternal, Fetal and Infant Nutrition,
and in 2001 she was appointed to the
International Lactation Consultant Association
Advisory Panel.
Dr. Young speaks locally and nationally about the benefits of human milk for human infants and their families. Through her personal experience after the birth of her first child, she became aware that many families knew very little about breast milk and breastfeeding. Her personal experience set her on a lifelong commitment to ensure the education of health professionals as well as lay persons on the benefits of breast milk and breastfeeding.
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Mission
The
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health is
dedicated to training, research and service
endeavors that promote healthcare, improve the
quality of life and optimize the developmental
potential of all children with particular attention
to ethnic minorities and the prevention and
treatment of diseases prevalent in those
populations.
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