What is it about??

WHAT IS IT ABOUT??

Karen Estrella-Herrera

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.

STRUCTURE

10 Districts

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

WHAT IS THE SOMSRFT??

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

RESOLUTIONS

SOMSRFT – Advocacy Campaign 2008: Tobacco Cessation 2009: ImmuneWise 2010 Project – Obesity 2011 Project – Vote for Kids

11-12 SOMSRFT Advocacy Campaign11-12 SOMSRFT Advocacy Campaign

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

2012 General Election

Mark your calendars!

Tuesday,November 6,

2012

RESOURCES FOR US

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