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 Carole
Jenny, MD
Carole Jenny, MD, is director of the Child
Protection Program at Hasbro Children's Hospital and an internationally
known expert in child abuse prevention and treatment. Since joining
the hospital in 1996, Jenny has developed a comprehensive child
protection program. ChildSafe includes examinations, consultation,
referrals for inpatient care and round-the-clock on-call services
for children with suspected physical abuse, sexual abuse, failure
to thrive, psychological abuse, neglect, medical neglect or factitious
illness.
Jenny is nationally known for her work in child protection and
lectures around the globe. She was the recipient of the 2002 Ray
Helfer Award, an annual award presented to a pediatrician who has
made a significant contribution to the prevention of child abuse
and neglect. The award is sponsored jointly by the American Academy
of Pediatrics and the National Alliance of Children's Trust and
Prevention Funds. Jenny has repeatedly been listed in "Best
Doctors in America" since 1992.
Jenny is a professor of pediatrics at Brown Medical School and
is a member of the expert faculty of the International Society for
Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. She is past chair of the
Section on Child Abuse and Neglect of the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) and the president of the Rhode Island chapter of the AAP.
She currently serves on the Academy's Committee on Child Abuse and
Neglect. She has served on the FBI working group on the Online Investigation
of Children. Her research interests include fatal neglect, abusive
head trauma and factitious disorders by proxy.
Jenny earned her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth Medical School,
a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Washington School
of Medicine, and a master's degree in business administration from
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania.
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