LACTATION CONSULTANT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
This Uzazi Village program is open to candidates who choose to serve in Communities of Color. Candidates may be pursuing Pathways 1, 2, and 3, reside in the Kansas City metropolitan area, or be willing to temporarily relocate. Students must be willing to serve at least 2 eight hour shifts per month in our breastfeeding clinic and may include clinic visits, home visits, and shifts with our hospital partners, University Health and Saint Lukes (Lakewood). Students are also able to utilize other clinical settings, in addition to our program, to complete their hours.
The purpose of this program is to:
Increase the numbers of Lactation Consultants of Color serving the metropolitan area
Improve and increase access to pathways for individuals who want to become International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) and who wish to serve women in the urban core
Utilize the expertise of seasoned IBCLCs and offer them an opportunity to reproduce themselves in students of color
Improve breastfeeding initiation and duration in previously divested communities of color who have had historically limited access to lactation professionals
Decrease infant mortality and morbidity rates, as they are impacted by breastfeeding
Create culturally congruent breastfeeding professionals to inform, support, educate, advocate, and protect
Other requirements:
Agree to Uzazi’s Code of Conduct
Attend a volunteer training session
Complete the assigned readings
Abide by our Breastfeeding Clinic’s policies
Complete an interview
Fill out an application and a worksheet
Obtain malpractice insurance
Complete a Federal Background Check ($11)
Pay mentorship fees
Meet requirements for clinic sites (ex. flu shot)
Participate in optional Uzazi professional education
Obtain a BLS or CPR card
Contact us for more information or to apply for the Lactation program
