Training and Education - Overview

Although these pages are primarily targeted towards pediatricians and the medical home care team in the office, many of these resources may also be of interest and/or use for families, youth, communities, and states.

Building Your Medical Home toolkit
Discover the toolkit which supports your development and/or improvement of a pediatric medical home. It also prepares you to apply for and potentially meet the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Physician Practice Connections® Patient Centered Medical Home (PPC-PCMHTM) Recognition program requirements. For more information on the toolkit, please view the Building Your Medical Home Toolkit Flyer .

Educating Medical Students & Residents on Medical Home
Review various residency training initiatives currently underway through the National Center and at the AAP, as well as the ACGME Program Requirements for Residency Education in Pediatrics.

LEND Medical Home Compentencies
Read about LEND’s interdisciplinary training programs, which operate within a university system, to improve the health of infants, children, and adolescents with disabilities. With the support of MCHB, a group of LEND Directors, in partnership with AAP’s National Center, began working on the development of medical home competencies in January 2009 to provide LEND trainees a high level of understanding and competency in: interdisciplinary teamwork and service provision, family-centered care, cultural competency, and leadership in policy and advocacy.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Opportunities
Find online CME opportunities to provide child health professionals with practical strategies for implementing medical home in practice.

Medical Home Information Sharing Webinars for AAP Leadership
Find out more about the series of informational webinars targeted to help inform AAP leadership of the activities and current issues related to medical home.

Upcoming Conferences
Learn about conferences, webinars, and seminars occurring across the country to advance medical home and improved care for all children and youth.