The mission of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at CHOP is to improve the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults regionally, nationally, and globally. Research is an important part of this mission. Our research program aims to generate new knowledge in collaboration with trainees through clinical research, population-based research, translational research, community-based participatory research, clinical quality improvement initiatives, and medical education research. We are also committed to participating in activities designed to facilitate the translation of science and the best available research into practice, programs, and policy.
The Center for Parent and Teen Communication (CPTC) is a research and translation center that sits within the Division. CPTC has three broad goals:
Researchers in the Division work on a wide array of projects and make use of a range of research strategies and methodologies. We have ongoing research programs in the following areas: