California Pediatrics

Advocacy in Pediatric Training, with Dr. Colleen Kraft (Ep. 11) AUDIO

In episode 11 of California Pediatrics, Colleen Kraft, MD, FAAP shares her journey in medicine, and how being enrolled as a child in the first class of the Head Start Program in 1965 set her on a path of professional success and pediatric advocacy. This is the Audio version. Find the video on Apple Podcasts and Youtube. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.

Free Mental Health Consults in Primary Care (AUDIO)

In episode 10 of California Pediatrics, AAP-CA2 president Melissa Ruiz, MD, MPH, FAAP discusses free access to mental health consultations with Josiah Cox, MD, PhD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist for Cal-MAP, California's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal. Dr. Cox provides an overview of the three main components of Cal-Map, including Cal-MAP's mental health education in pediatric residency programs, as well as how primary care providers can access real-time consultations with a mental health clinician. For consultations, call 1(800) 253-2103 FREE in-person Think Like a Shrink Pediatric Mental Health Bootcamp for Primary Care Providers. February 27, 2026 at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. To register, please visit https://cal-map.org/s/events/cal-map-pediatric-mental-health-bootcamp-feb?language=en_US [https://cal-map.org/s/events/cal-map-pediatric-mental-health-bootcamp-feb?language=en_US] This is the Audio version. Find the video version on Apple Podcasts and YouTube. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.

Adolescent Medicine, with Dr. Maya Kumar (Ep. 9) AUDIO

In episode 9 of California Pediatrics, Maya Kumar, MD, FAAP, FRCPC shares her trajectory in medicine and how a pediatric clinical rotation involving teenage mothers led her on the path of adolescence medicine, with a focus on eating disorders and nutrition concerns, as well as reproductive health. This is the Audio version. Find the video on Apple Podcasts and Youtube. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.

(Audio) Dr. Birnbaum: Firearm Injury Prevention

In Episode 8 of California Pediatrics, hosts Grant Christman, MD, MACM, FAAP and Ilan Shapiro, MD, MBA, FACHE, FAAP have a conversation with Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD, FAAP, a pediatric emergency medicine physician who became a passionate firearm injury prevention advocate after the 2018 school shooting of his alma mater, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The BulletPoint Project. A resource for clinicians and medical educators who are committed to firearm injury prevention. https://www.bulletpointsproject.org [https://www.bulletpointsproject.org/] This is the audio version. All episodes are published in Audio and Video formats. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.

(Audio) California Cares Food Drive

In Episode 7 of California Pediatrics, Yasmine Choroomi, MD and Elizabeth Volpicelli, MD announce the California Cares Food Drive, a statewide initiative and fun competition involving all the pediatric residency programs in California. Pediatric trainees may submit photos and videos of their efforts via email to sopt.districtix@gmail.com [sopt.districtix@gmail.com] and post on social media with the hashtag #CAres as well as tagging their respective chapter (@aapca1, @aapca2, @aapca3, @aapOC). So to all our listeners — gather your team, set up a bin, and be part of the CAres Food Drive running November 17 through December 19 (2025) This is the Audio version. Please look for the video version, also available. This podcast series is funded by a Healthy People 2030 grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A collaborative effort of the four AAP chapters in California (AAP-District IX). Produced by Tomás Torices, MD.