“My name is Aderonke “Kiki” Oyetunji and I am second year Fellow in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities program, also called LEND and the AUCD Emerging Leaders Intern. I am an aspiring child psychiatrist with clinical and research experience in mental health and behavioral science.
The LEND program has been an avenue for me to take on leadership opportunities in the fight for disability rights and improve on my knowledge and skill level in the area of advocacy, policy, research and clinical practice within interdisciplinary teams. With that said, LEND to me stands for Leveraging Every Necessary/Needed Direction for making a difference where it matters most within and for the disability community. The LEND training program informs me as an aspiring healthcare provider on how to better understand social determinants and related factors that impact access to comprehensive and continuous care in my future practice. Given my interest in childhood mental and behavioral health, LEND affords me the opportunity to provide people with disabilities an all-inclusive healthcare model that not only understands the factors that pose a challenge/barrier to holistic care but also recognizes the need to provide resources available in aiding access to care. With the all-encompassing training that I receive as a LEND trainee, I hope to be a better advocate for the totality and the quality of care that children with disabilities receive when they come to me as patients.
I am currently serving within KDHE Title V program as an intern in the Bureau of Family Health working on a QI project. The project aims to establish data sharing practices across public and private health systems and also establish a state level dataset solely for CSHCN in Kansas based on prevalence and need. By partnering with specific stakeholders including families, the project is poised to close healthcare data gaps for this population by addressing the urgency associated with access to care, promote service utilization and reduce the fragmentation and redundancy in the systems of care for CSHCN.
One opportunity that stood out to me is the board membership position within Johnson County Disability Supports. This is an agency of Johnson County government that promotes career/personal development for Johnson County residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities through a broad array of community based programs and supports. This is an opportunity that marries my LEND training with real life application when it comes to serving people with disabilities within my community.
My overarching goal as a healthcare professional is to pursue leadership in systems advocacy and empower families/individuals with disabilities to keep advocating for their healthcare needs for truly living their best lives possible.
The LEND program has been an avenue for me to take on leadership opportunities in the fight for disability rights and improve on my knowledge and skill level in the area of advocacy, policy, research and clinical practice within interdisciplinary teams. With that said, LEND to me stands for Leveraging Every Necessary/Needed Direction for making a difference where it matters most within and for the disability community. The LEND training program informs me as an aspiring healthcare provider on how to better understand social determinants and related factors that impact access to comprehensive and continuous care in my future practice. Given my interest in childhood mental and behavioral health, LEND affords me the opportunity to provide people with disabilities an all-inclusive healthcare model that not only understands the factors that pose a challenge/barrier to holistic care but also recognizes the need to provide resources available in aiding access to care. With the all-encompassing training that I receive as a LEND trainee, I hope to be a better advocate for the totality and the quality of care that children with disabilities receive when they come to me as patients.
I am currently serving within KDHE Title V program as an intern in the Bureau of Family Health working on a QI project. The project aims to establish data sharing practices across public and private health systems and also establish a state level dataset solely for CSHCN in Kansas based on prevalence and need. By partnering with specific stakeholders including families, the project is poised to close healthcare data gaps for this population by addressing the urgency associated with access to care, promote service utilization and reduce the fragmentation and redundancy in the systems of care for CSHCN.
One opportunity that stood out to me is the board membership position within Johnson County Disability Supports. This is an agency of Johnson County government that promotes career/personal development for Johnson County residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities through a broad array of community based programs and supports. This is an opportunity that marries my LEND training with real life application when it comes to serving people with disabilities within my community.
My overarching goal as a healthcare professional is to pursue leadership in systems advocacy and empower families/individuals with disabilities to keep advocating for their healthcare needs for truly living their best lives possible.