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MISSION
founded in 1930“To attain optimal, physical, mental, and social
health and well being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.”
• Policy statements on pediatric care
• Publication of the latest research
• Legislative advocacy for children
• Education and Practice Support for pediatricians
WHO IS IN IT?
>60,000 members Largest organization of pediatricians in the
US Over 68% of Board Certified Pediatricians
are members of the AAP 42% of members are < 40 years old 55% of members are female 98% of residents are AAP members
NationalExecutive Committee
10 Districts Sections Councils Committees (regional) (national) (national) (national)
Chapters Chapter 3 SOMSRFT SOYP
Section of Medical Students, Section on Young
Physicians Residents, & Fellowship Trainees
WHAT IS ITS STRUCTURE?
At the national level each district has a chair and vice-chair. The District Chair sits on the Board of Directors for the AAP.
Representatives: District chief: Erin Kelly (Rochester) Associate district chief: Padgma Garg
(Harlem Hospital) Chapter representative AAP representative
A GLANCE OF EACH ONE
Chapters: Represent the voice of local members and
pediatric issues and activate national AAP priorities at the grassroots level
Offer advocacy, leadership, education and networking opportunities to members
NY state: 1: upstate NY 2: Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties 3: Bronx, Staten Island, Manhattan, Westchester,
Rockland, Putnam, Orange and Dutchesscounties
SECTIONS & COUNCILS
Residents can join select sections/councils based on specialty, areas of interest, or stage in life or career: Online list: http://www.aap.org/sections/shome.htm Cost per section/council membership of $10-15 Automatic FREE membership in Section on Medical
Students, Residents and Fellowship Trainees (SOMSRFT) SOMSRFT has liaisons to over 20 sections and
councils Any resident member can apply for a 2-year liaison term Responsibilities include participating in conference calls,
attending meetings, and writing up semi-annual reports Application deadline is November 1st
Applications can be found online in July
SECTIONS Administration and Practice Management
Adolescent Health Advances in Therapeutics and Technology (Provisional) Allergy and Immunology Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Bioethics Breastfeeding Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Child Abuse and Neglect Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Critical Care Complementary and Integrative Medicine Dermatology Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Early Education and Child CareEmergency Medicine EndocrinologyEpidemiology Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Genetics and Birth Defects Hematology-Oncology Home Care Hospice and Palliative MedicineHospital Medicine Infectious Diseases International Child Health
Medical Students, Residents and Fellowship TraineesMedicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds)Nephrology Neurological SurgeryNeurologyObesity (Provisional) OphthalmologyOral Health Orthopaedics Osteopathic Pediatricians Otolaryngology/Head and Neck SurgeryPediatric Pulmonology Perinatal Pediatrics Plastic Surgery Radiology Rheumatology Senior Members Surgery Telehealth Care Transport Medicine Uniformed Services Urology Pediatric Urology Nurse SpecialistsYoung Physicians
COUNCILS
Children With DisabilitiesClinical Information TechnologyCommunications and MediaCommunity Pediatrics Environmental HealthFoster Care, Adoption and Kinship CareInjury, Violence, and Poison PreventionSchool Health Sports Medicine and Fitness
COMMITTEES
Most are appointed positions Decided by the AAP Board of Directors
Develop policy statements and advise AAP Board
Produce/review publications Oversee/develop special
projects/programs as needed
SOMSRFT - Mission
Section founded in 1989
Mission:“The AAP Section on Medical Students, Residents
and Fellowship Trainees will advocate for its members, develop leadership within the section, and educate members on how to advocate for
infants, children, adolescents and young adults.”
SOMSRFT - Membership
>12,000 members Largest Section in
the AAP Nearly all residents
are members Program
Delegates! Communicators
953
1496
9707
SOMSRFT – Advocacy Campaign 2008: Tobacco Cessation 2009: ImmuneWise 2010 Project – Obesity 2011 Project – Vote for Kids
2012 Elections
President Congress (at least 33 Senators + all House Members) Governors - 11 states State Legislatures
5,979 (81% ) of the country's 7,384 state legislative seats will be up for re-election in 2012
Other State Elected Officials Attorneys General, Secretaries of State, Insurance
Commissioners, Supreme Court Justices
Learn more about advocacy programs?
Federal:http://federaladvocacy.aap.org State: http://www.aap.org/moc/stgovaffairs Local: www.aap.org/catch
GRANTS
CATCH “Community Access to Child Health” Grants
www.aap.org/catch Grants are for community-based initiatives that
improve the health of children in the community or a specific underserved population
Resident Funds - $3,000 Pediatrician Implementation Funds - $12,000
AND AFTER WE GRADUATE?
PedsJobs - www.pedjobs.org Practice Management Online (PMO) - practice.aap.org Pediatric Care Online (PCO) - www.pediatriccareonline.org Coding Hotline Section on Administration and Practice Management (SOAPM) Pediatric Councils
pediatricians meeting with insurance companies to improve payment
Guide for graduating residents www.aap.org/ypn/r/life_after/
aap_afterresidency.html http://www.aap.org/sections/ypn/yp
/
EDUCATION MATERIAL: for us
Red book Bright Futures Pediatrics www.smartbrief.com www.pedialink.org PREP Curriculum
Practice questions and articles for CME (MOC part 2) and Board exam preparation
Pediatric Care Online (PCO) www.pediatriccareonline.org
EDUCATION MATERIAL: for patients
AAP Website – Healthy Children www.healthychildren.org
Healthy Children Magazine Caring for your Baby and Young Child: Age
0-5 Educational brochures and fact sheets
Car seat safety, circumcision, toilet training, common illnesses, autism, etc
Talking to parents about vaccines, H1N1 information
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Contact your chapter Join a chapter committee Join in chapter advocacy efforts
Participate in SOMSRFT / SOYP Residency program delegates Chapter representatives Liaisons
Get connected online YoungPeds Network – www.aap.org/ypn
NEW volunteer bulletin board!!! YPConnection – http://ypn.aap.org Facebook – SOMSRFT & SOYP pages
HOW TO SUPPORT THE AAP
Continue your AAP national & chapter membership Become a FAAP (once board certified)
Donate to the AAP Friends of Children Fund You can direct your donation to disaster relief,
education, or certain sections.
USEFUL WEBSITES
AAP Contact: Julie Raymond Manager, Young Physician
Initiatives [email protected]
AAP: www.aap.org
HealthyChildren: www.healthychildren.org
YoungPeds Network: www.aap.org/ypn
PediaLink: www.pedialink.org
YPConnection: http://ypn.aap.org