Transcript Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Perinatal Pediatrics.

Trainees and Early Career
Neonatologists
American Academy of Pediatrics
Section on Perinatal Pediatrics
TECaN Mission
To enhance and advance education in NeonatalPerinatal Medicine while fostering community
among group members and encouraging active
Section membership and participation
Membership Eligibility
• Members of the AAP ($95 P-RT Member dues)
 Who are trainees in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
 Or Early Career Neonatologists within 7 years of
completing their fellowship training
Structure
TECaN Council - 1
• 10 District Representatives (2 year term)
• Selected by Section on Perinatal Pediatrics District
Representative
• Chair (2 year term)
• Also serves as representative to
Perinatal Section Executive Committee
• Immediate Past Chair (2 year term)
• Liaison to Spring Workshop
Planning Group, etc.
• 2 Subcommittee Chairs
 Membership/Leadership
 Social Media/Communications
TECaN Council - 2
• ONTPD Representative
(1 year term)
Represents fellows at meetings of the ONTPD and
serves as liaison for TECaN
• Secretary-Treasurer
(1 year term)
Responsible for TECaN minutes, budget, and
contact lists
• Liaison positions for SOMSRFT and SOYP
Program Representative
• Roles:
 Fellow (with interest in leadership)
 Conduit for information and networking between
 Maintain an active email list of the fellows
• Time Commitment:
 Minimal (will not interfere with clinical or
research goals)
2012-2013 TECaN Officers
• TECaN Chair – Krithika Lingappan
– [email protected]
• ONTPD Representative – Fiona Wertheimer
– [email protected]
• Secretary/Treasurer – Gina Trachimowicz
– [email protected]
• Past Chair, TECaN – Christopher Young
– christopher. [email protected]
District Representatives 2012-2013
VIII: Erica Mandell
I: Gina Trachimowicz
VI: Nicole Birge
V: Krista Haines
II: Sabrina Malik
III: Amit Agrawal
IV: Chris DeRienzo
IX: Fiona Wertheimer
X: Meredith Mowitz
VII: Krithika Lingappan
Activities - 1
• Promote communication and networking:
 TECaN member e-mail directory
 LinkedIn
 Facebook and Twitter
 Trainee Newsflash
 Perinatal Section Website- Trainees and TECaN Page
 TECaN Career Corner
 Briefly Legal Commentary
Activities - 2
• Provide information and resources of interest :
 Career development
 Job search
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 Leadership training
 Research opportunities
 TECaN Research Corner – on TECaN Website
 ABP certification and MOC
• Welcome and engage 3rd year pediatric residents
heading into fellowship in N-P medicine
Activities - 3
• Work with SoPPe Executive Committee and the
ONTPD to:
Provide input and feedback on trainee and earlycareer specific needs and initiatives
Assist in developing educational programming that
will enhance leadership skills and foster career
development
2012-13 Goals and Objectives
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Expand TECaN membership and scope
Integrate TECaN in all SoPPe activities
Expand benefits of membership
Establish more training programs/forums for
transition to practice
– Career Development
– Leadership
• Develop more educational tools and references
• Promoting young leaders in SoPPe and beyond
TECaN Mentors
• Linda Van Marter, MD, MPH
Past Chair, SoPPe
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
• Judy Aschner, MD
Past Chair, ONTPD
Professor
Vanderbilt University
Acknowledgements
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American Academy of Pediatrics
Section on Perinatal Pediatrics
Judy Aschner and Linda Van Marter
Jim Couto and Vivian Thorne
Clara Song, Dmitry Dukhovny, and
retired TECaN EC Officers
• Our generous educational sponsors
Useful Links
• http://www2.aap.org/sections/perinatal/Tecan/TECan.html
• Twitter ID: AAPperinatal http://twitter.com/AAPperinatal
• Facebook: AAP Perinatal group
o Open to all Section members and trainees
• Facebook: AAP Perinatal Trainees group
o Open to all Trainees in
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Facebook: AAP Perinatal Fan Page
o Open to the public
• LinkedIn: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
o Open to neonatologists and perinatologists
in all all stages of career (Limited to
professionals only – no recruiters)