Renee M. Turchi, MD, MPH, an assistant professor at the School of Public Health, was recently elected to serve as a member of the Executive Committee for the Council on Children with Disabilities at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
The Council on Children with Disabilities is composed of pediatricians and other health care providers dedicated to the optimal care and development of children with disabilities and related special health care needs and to the support of their families. The Council has a membership of nearly 500 AAP members and provides those members interested in the care of children with disabilities with a forum for education, communication, and advocacy.
Dr. Turchi’s term will begin on July 1, 2009, and extend through June 30, 2012.
Dr. Turchi's research and clinical work focus on children and youth with special health care needs. In addition to serving as an assistant professor at the School of Public Health, Dr. Turchi is also the Director of the PA Medical Home Program (EPIC IC), a quality improvement program for pediatric practices across Pennsylvania. She is also the Medical Director of Special Programs at the St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Her research and clinical work around care coordination and children with special health care needs have been presented and published in multiple national forums.
After completing medical school at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Dr. Turchi completed residency and chief residency at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Subsequently, she attended the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Johns Hopkins University where she conferred her Masters in Public Health.