Weill Cornell Medicine graduate students lead hands-on science experiments for children of our Children’s Health Council members.
Engage, Learn, Enjoy
Children’s Health Council members enjoy exciting opportunities to engage directly with Weill Cornell Medicine experts and to connect with like-minded parents, grandparents and other individuals.
- Discovery Panels bring leading physicians together for interdisciplinary discussion around today’s most pressing children’s health issues.
- Intimate members-only cocktail receptions and luncheons give Council members the chance to get to know one another and the scientists they support.
- Faculty-led laboratory tours give Council members an inside look at where, when and how scientific discoveries happen.
Past Events
Family Science Day
February 10, 2018Discovery Panel
November 1, 2017When in Doubt, Sit it Out: Sports Safety for Kids
Featuring
Dr. Barry Kosofsky, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Professor of Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology
Dr. Jordan D. Metzl
Dr. Shannon Bennett, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Panel moderated by Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Cocktail Reception
April 26, 2017Featuring
Dr. John T. Walkup, Vice Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Discovery Panel
March 7, 2017Raising Resilient Kids: The Science of Building Confidence and Competence
Dr. Renae Beaumont, Clinical Psychologist, Visiting Research Fellow
Dr. Cori Green, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. John T. Walkup, Vice Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Panel moderated by Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Family Science Day
January 28, 2017Weill Cornell Medicine graduate students lead hands-on science experiments for children of our Children’s Health Council members.
