Sarah,
More than 10 years ago, I participated (as did many very well known  
lactation advocates in the health care field) in a project funded and developed  by 
WellStart. A team of RN/LC, MD (mostly Family Practice as I recall) RD and a  
few other disciplines spent time in San Diego working on this type of  
project.(It was a privilege to meet and brainstorm with Gary Freed MD,  Anthony Repucci 
MD, Sally Page-Goertz MSN, IBCLC, Liz Feldman  MD and many others.)
 
 There is a manual available from WellStart with objectives,  exercises, case 
studies and excellent patient information based on this work.  Informally and 
formally, I've worked a bit with the training of residents and  student 
nurses. (Dr. Jen Tieman and I worked together when she was a resident  and her 
community project was on the promotion of breastfeeding in a low income  and 
minority population - we started a breastfeeding support group and trained  peer 
counselors to "work" in the community). I used to present to the Family  
Practice, Pediatric and OB residents weekly and monthly. They would do rounds  with 
me and consult on interesting cases. (Another aside: the photo of a young  
doctor holding a newborn on the LLL Medical Associate Brochure is one of our  
residents.) It was a wonderful model, not as structured as it could have been,  
but we were SO busy. Please check the Wellstart website for some very good  
materials to help in your quest. You don't have to reinvent the wheel! And I'd  be 
glad to help you out with some of the information we came up with if you  
email me privately. There are many people on Lactnet who have experience in this  
area as well. I'm sure you'll get LOTS of good ideas. 
Best wishes on your career.
Mary Kay Smith, RN, IBCLC
Canton MI USA

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