APPD’s Commitment to Confronting Racism

The Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) is committed to dismantling racism. Below are initiatives and efforts regarding our commitment to action.

Statements & Resources

Published Articles

Select articles APPD members have published related to DEI and Anti-Racism work in GME:

Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Mentoring Map

A special thank you to the following individuals for development of the URiM Mentoring Map:
Beth Wueste (Payne), PhD, MAEd, C-TAGME, LSSBB; Sybil B. Pentsil, MD, MPH; Abena B. Knight, MD; Weichen Ling; Ana Clara Mauro, MD;
Tatiana Ndjatou, MD; Molly Rideout, MD; Pnina Weiss, MD

URiM Visiting and Virtual Electives for Students

APPD and COMSEP are collaborating to create a listing of residency programs who are offering URiM visiting and virtual electives for students.

APPD & APA PHM Leadership SIG Confronting Racism Virtual Cafés

Led by APPD and APA PHM Leadership SIG Series Team:
Emma Omoruyi, Tye Winters, Aisha Barber, Francisco Alvarez, Michael Bryant, Rebecca Blankenburg, Patricia Poitevien