ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Pediatric Residency Program
Media Advocacy Opportunities
The UC Davis Children’s Hospital Media and Child Health Education Program provides media advocacy training for pediatric residents. Media advocacy training is integrated into the Community Health and Advocacy rotation. For residents who are interested, the program works with residents to identify areas of media health advocacy interest, develop appropriate messaging, and provide media appearance opportunities.
Media Advocacy Leadership
Ivan Marquez, M.D., Class of 2022, was a leader in advancing health equity throughout residency. He published an op-ed on how the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for California to invest in farmworker health. He frequently spoke with community groups and gave interviews to Spanish-language television and radio about health topics such as COVID-19 and formula shortage. He received an AAP CATCH (American Academy of Pediatrics Community Access to Child Health) grant for his scholarly project on promoting childhood literacy and anti-bias development through Reach out and Read at his continuity clinic at the Sacramento Native American Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). He presented his UC Davis Pediatric Grand Rounds on “The Effect of Geographic Managed Care on Youth Access to Medi-Cal in Sacramento.” Dr. Marquez is currently a community pediatrician and National Health Service Corp member advancing health equity with the County of Monterey Health Department.
June 26, 2023 - CBS News Sacramento
UC Davis Health expert discusses protecting kids during mosquito season
Kylie Abeson
November 15, 2022 - Univision 19
Virus RSV: prevencion y cuidados para tus hijos
Jeremy Sanchez
November 15, 2022 - Telemundo
En Sacramento: Alza en hospitalizaciones por RSV
Jeremy Sanchez
July 20, 2021 - Univision 19
Recomendaciones de prevencion ante incremento de casos de coronavirus por la variante delta en California
Ivan Marquez
March 17, 2021 - Univision 19
Como puedo hacer para que mi hijo no se sientacansada cuando tenga que ir a clases?
Ivan Marquez
September 25, 2019 - KCRA 3
Baking No-No's
Rachel Heidt
September 25, 2019 - KCRA 3
Scarlet Fever Case at Elementary School - Scarlet Fever Need to Know
Sage Timberline
February 28, 2019 - Studio40 Live
Kids and Screen Time
Lena van der List, Dean Blumburg
February 21, 2019 - Good Day Sacramento
Mommy Moment
Lena van der List, Dean Blumburg
July 19, 2018 - Good Day Sacramento
Sacramento & County Hot Weather Dangers
Lena van der List
December 31, 2019 - ABC 10
Facts families need to know about JUULing
Tiffany Heckendom
December 13, 2018 - ABC 10
Sleeping Better
Monica Mattes
Kids Considered Podcast
Lena van der List and Dean Blumberg with an occasional Special Guest appearances / writing by the following pediatric residents:
Elizabeth Moore
Celebrating PRIDE month
June 25, 2025
Elizabeth Moore
Managing Microplastics
May 9, 2025
Elizabeth Moore
Safe Sleep
November 13, 2024
Kylie Abeson
Extreme Heat Dangers
Cap Radio - June 11, 2024
Keli Derrah
Hospitalization- What to Expect When Your Child is Admitted
May 01, 2024
Pritha Multani
Chronic Pain
February 27, 2023
December 12, 2025
RFK Jr. is wrong. The hepatitis B vaccine saves lives, says pediatrician | Opinion
Anjali Doshi
Sacramento Bee
November 11, 2025
Food is medicine: A Sacramento pediatrician’s plea to protect SNAP | Opinion
Brighton Alvery and Maura Reilly
Sacramento Bee
July 3, 2025
Sacramento pediatrician: Period poverty is a public health crisis | Opinion
Elizabeth Moore
Sacramento Bee
March 25, 2025
California Reports 3 Measles Cases in 2025 Amid Growing Concerns
Sunia Suhail
ABC 10
March 2, 2025
Sacramento doctor: Not every child will beat the odds if we don’t take bird flu seriously | Opinion
Jeremy Sanchez
Sacramento Bee
July 26, 2024
Commentary: Take care during heat waves
Tiffany Ju
The Davis Enterprise
March, 2024
Doctor's Orders - Vote
Katrina Marks
Pediatric Insider News
September 6, 2023
Women in Medicine Month: Why we should let our girls (and all kids) play with Barbies
Trisha Mulamreddy, Elizabeth Moore
UC Davis Health - Pediatric Residency
August 11, 2022
Here's one way Sacramento schools could improve poor nutritions among the city's children
Sonam Mokha
Sacramento Bee
July/August, 2022
Join the fight against underage vaping
Rachel Caynak
SSVM
July 12, 2020
Avoid being mislead about your own health
Leo Rozal
Davis Enterprise
September 21, 2019
Why do babies lose their hair?
Sage Timberline
Interviewed for Live Science
September 15, 2019
Why don't newborns have tears or sweat?
Sage Timberline
Interviewed for Live Science
August 8, 2019
Food stamp cuts could force more school children to go hungry
Monica Mattes
San Francisco Chronicle
May 9, 2019
Exploiting fear: Too many doctors are giving exemptions from life-saving vaccinations
Suzanne Stewart
Sacramento News & Review
October 25, 2018
Dean Blumberg and Lena Rothstein: Pediatrician podcasters
Lena Rothstein
Sacramento News & Review
How to Reach Us
Contact Information
Residency Training Program
Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis Health
2516 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-2428
Email: HS-pedsresidency@ucdavis.edu
