Transcript Resident Orientation to the American Academy of Pediatrics What you’ll learn today About:  The AAP mission & structure  SOMSRFT (a.k.a.

Resident Orientation
to the
American Academy of Pediatrics
2015
What you’ll learn today
About:
 The AAP mission & structure
 SOMSRFT (a.k.a. Section on Medical
Students, Residents & Fellowship Trainees)
 Membership benefits
 How to get involved
 Useful websites & contacts
AAP Mission
Mission Statement - founded in 1930
“To attain optimal, physical, mental, and social
health and well being for all infants, children,
adolescents and young adults.”
Membership
 62,000+ member voices for children
 Largest organization of pediatricians in the
United States
 42% of members are < 40 years old
 98% of residents are AAP members
Structure
National AAP
Executive Committee
10
Districts
Sections
Councils
Regional
Chapters
SOMSRFT
SOECP
Section on Medical
Students, Residents,
and Fellowship
Trainees
Section on Early
Career Physicians
Committees
Structure: 10 Districts
Military Programs
East = District I
West = District VIII
Structure Breakdown
 Chapters
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Each district is divided into chapters (often a state)
Each chapter has its own leadership board
Many chapters have designated SOMSRFT leaders
Chapter websites:
http://www2.aap.org/member/chapters/chaplist.cfm
 Sections
 Group of AAP members with similar interests or
career-stage
 Requirements and dues to join vary by section
 SOMSRFT membership is free for residents &
fellowship trainees
 Section websites: http://www.aap.org/en-us/aboutthe-aap/Committees-CouncilsSections/Pages/Sections.aspx
Structure Breakdown
 Committees
 Board appointed experts in various specialties
 Develop AAP policy
 Councils
 New addition to the hierarchy
 Merger of a section and committee
SOMSRFT: Mission
“By engaging trainee members in educational and experiential
skill-building activities and by fostering collaboration,
coaching, and mentorship across levels of pediatric training,
the SOMSRFT strives to empower and enable pediatric
trainees to serve as advocates for the health of all children
and as effective leaders in their chosen profession and
communities, thereby helping trainees to fulfill their career
goals and aspirations while simultaneously strengthening the
American Academy of Pediatrics and its impact on child
health.”
Section founded in 1989.
SOMSRFT: Membership
 14,000+
members
 Largest Section
in the AAP
 Nearly all
residents are
members
Fellowship
Trainees
Medical
Students
1,600
1,800
Residents
11,000
SOMSRFT: Leadership
Executive Committee
 20 District Representatives
 5 Subcommittees
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Child Health
Member Value
Learning & Growth
Internal Process
Medical Student
30+ Section Liaisons
Program Delegates
 Communicate important
information to and from the
residency program
SOMSRFT: Strategic Initiatives
 CHILD HEALTH: Advance Child Health
 Champion child health advocacy
 Conduct annual advocacy campaign
 MEMBER: Align Value to the Greatest Needs of
SOMSRFT
 Improve Section communications
 Integrate medical students into Section work and
membership
 Implement AAP mentorship program
SOMSRFT: Strategic Initiatives
 LEARNING & GROWTH: Enhance learning and
skill development of incoming and current
section leaders
 Enhance new committee
member orientation
 INTERNAL PROCESS: Facilitate optimal
communication within Section
 Increase the number of
sections/committees/councils/chapters that have
trainee representation
SOMSRFT: Advocacy Campaign
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2009: ImmuneWise
2010: Team Healthy - Obesity
2011: Vote for Kids
2012: Early Childhood Literacy
2013: PAVE the Way to Firearm Injury
Prevention
NEW  2014-2016: FACE poverty
For more on AAP Advocacy, visit:
http://www2.aap.org/commpeds/CPTI/training-modules.cfm
AAP Mentorship Program
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Online program
Can be a mentor, mentee or both
Must be a member of national AAP
Can be long-term (typically one-year in
length) or short-term (flash mentoring)
 Signup within minutes by filling out profile
form
 aapmentorship.chronus.com
SOMSRFT Pediatrics Monthly
Feature
 First article appeared in January 2015
 First author must be a medical student,
resident or fellowship trainee
 Currently looking for topics on:
 Doing less
 Cultural competence
 Safety and errors in medicine
 For more information visit:
www2.aap.org/sections/ypn/r/resident/SOMS
RFT_pediatrics.html
Educational Resources
 PediaLink
 PREP® The Curriculum – online
 Pediatrics in Review®
 PREP® Self-Assessment
 EQIPP
 Pediatrics®
 National Conference and
Exhibition
 Subspecialty CME courses
Point of Care/Clinical Resources
 Pediatric Care Online™ (PCO)
 pediatriccare.solutions.aap.org
 Includes Bright Futures
 Includes Pediatric Patient
Education™ library
 Supported in part by Mead Johnson Nutrition
 Red Book® Online
 HealthyChildren.org
Business/Practice Resources
 Practice Support Information on aap.org
 AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter™ & Hotline
 Section on Administration and Practice
Management (SOAPM)
 QUINN – Quality Improvement Innovation
Networks
 Digital Navigator
Additional Resources from the AAP
 AAP News
 AAP SmartBrief
 PedJobs
 AAP Insurance Program
 Graduating residents receive a complimentary year
of life insurance
 Life After Training - guide for graduating
residents & fellowship trainees
www.aap.org/ypn/r/life_after/aap_afterresidency.html
Funding Opportunities
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Anne E Dyson Child Advocacy Award
Resident Research Grants
International Elective Award
Program Delegate Award
 Financial assistance to travel to AAP National
Conference & Exhibition
 Resident (hardship) Scholarships
 Legislative Conference Grants
 CATCH Grants
www2.aap.org/sections/ypn/r/funding_awards/
How to Get Involved
 Contact chapter leaders
 Join a chapter committee
 Join in chapter advocacy activities
 Participate in SOMSRFT as
 Program delegates
 Liaisons
 Subcommittee workgroup members
 Write articles for newsletters
 Get connected online – engage with social media
 SOMSRFT Listservs – monthly “What’s New” blasts
 Facebook – SOMSRFT page –
facebook.com/AAPSOMSRFT
 Twitter - @AAPSOMSRFT
twitter.com/AAPSOMSRFT
Become Engaged!
#FutureFAAP
Questions?
Ask Your:
 Program Director
 AAP Program Delegate
 SOMSRFT District
Coordinators
 AAP Contact:
 Julie Raymond, CAE
 Manager, Young Physician
Initiatives
 [email protected]