What is the Regional Pediatric Trauma Program at MSCHONY?
A. The Program operates one of New York State’s three designated regional pediatric trauma centers, putting the resources of Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York—its pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), operating facilities, and emergency department; its nurses, anesthesiologists and specialized house staff—at the service of severely injured children in the five New York boroughs and Westchester. In addition to our work running the program, Jeanne Rubsam, RN, MS, CPNP, the Program’s Coordinator, and I also hold seminars for paramedics and EMTs, conduct ongoing systems analysis to monitor and improve the Program’s performance, and undertake injury prevention outreach in the Northern Manhattan community through the Injury-Free Coalition for Kids. Q. You did some of your training before medical school. What was the focus? A. I had a research grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association. With that grant, I worked in a molecular biology lab at Harvard University’s Children’s Hos
