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Membership in the APPD
Membership in the Association of Pediatric Program Directors is through pediatric residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and those hospitals in Canada approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons to provide residency training programs in Pediatrics.
Individuals are added each year to their program's membership by the Pediatric Residency Director. If you would like to become a member of the APPD, please contact the Residency Program Director or a Pediatric Residency Program Coordinator at your institution and inquire whether you could be included in the institutional membership.
Active participation in the APPD is one of the best investments you can make with your limited time. APPD is a network of colleagues, all of whom are facing daily the same issues you are. One of the unique advantages of APPD is the opportunity to do with others what you cannot do by yourself as a program director, department chair, associate director, or coordinator. The camaraderie and esprit de corps among pediatric program directors, department chairs, associate directors, and coordinators is a tremendous bonding influence and a source of welcomed support as the issues of the day are faced.
IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES AND INFORMATION REGARDING 2026-2027 MEMBERSHIP
Beginning July 1, 2026, APPD will transition from an individual-based fee structure to a program-size based fee structure. Under this new model, rather than determining dues by the number of participating faculty, each program’s dues will be determined by program size and will include unlimited membership for all key educational faculty and personnel. This change is designed to reflect the expansion of APPD’s learner and program services in recent years, more accurately address the evolving needs of our community, promote proportionate impact of dues across programs of different sizes, and ensure broad inclusion of diverse member types, including residency and fellowship leaders at each institution. A more streamlined and efficient membership structure will enable APPD to enhance and expand services for all members and learners.
Although the membership dues structure is based on residency program size for ease of application, membership is inclusive of residency and fellowship leaders. Programs are strongly encouraged to include all key educational faculty/personnel engaged in their programs—including residency and fellowship program directors, associate program directors, chief residents, coordinators/managers/education specialists, vice chairs of education, core faculty, etc.—under their program membership. All listed members will benefit from the many APPD Membership Benefits, including learner access to all curriculum in APPD LESSON and program access to the new APPD CBME Data HUB.
Benefits of Membership
The greatest benefits of APPD are in connections, networking and personal relationships. APPD serves you in your personal growth, career development, program improvement, and service to faculty, trainees, and the patients we all care for. There are also many tangible benefits including:
- Membership in a community of educators with access and networking opportunities with others in the field.
- Representation before national affiliates and regulatory organizations.
- Special updates on important issues facing pediatric residency and fellowship programs.
- Opportunity to provide input toward formulation of the APPD Official Position through surveys, forums, conference calls, discussion boards, etc.
- Institutional Subscription to Academic Pediatrics Journal.
- Complimentary access to APPD Virtual Cafés, where members come together and learn from one another.
- Membership discounts for APPD educational programs and meetings.
- Leadership opportunities and the chance to nominate colleagues/peers for leadership roles and awards.
- Career development/Mentoring Program/promotions support.
- Participation in coordinated and collaborative educational research through APPD LEARN (Longitudinal Educational Assessment Research Network)
- Opportunity to apply for the following development programs:
- APPD LEAD (Leadership in Educational Academic Development), focusing on organizational leadership, competency-based curriculum development, faculty development, residency and fellowship program administration, scholarship and career development
- APPD LEAPES (Leadership in Empowerment for Advancing Educational Specialists), designed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and networking for Pediatric Graduate Medical Education Specialists who wish to gain expertise needed to guide the success of graduate medical education programs and advance their GME careers.
- APPD AIMS (Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education Scholars) Program which provides professional development and mentorship with the objective of exposing underrepresented in medicine pediatric residents to the APPD community, and careers in pediatric medical education, earlier in their training with the goal of increasing diversity in pediatric medical education leadership.
- APPD FUEL (Fostering UIM Education Leadership) Faculty Mentoring Program, which aims to increase diversity in pediatric medical education leadership through professional development and mentorship of underrepresented in medicine early career faculty.
- Access to the APPD Member Directory where you may search for individuals by name, region and program (including viewing the complete APPD member roster from any program).
- Participation in Learning Communities
- Organization at the Regional level
- Regular receipt of APPD communications (monthly APPD e-Bulletin and other topical emails)
- Notification through frequent email blasts of breaking news and issues of importance to pediatric residency programs
- Access to APPD Connect, a member-only networking and communications platform that enables members to connect, engage, share critical information, best practices and events.
- Complimentary and unlimited job postings on APPD's "Job Board".
- Opportunity to submit a special project grant proposal for funding.
- Access to curriculum in APPD's LESSON, Longitudinal Educational Software Solutions and Outcomes Network.
Dues for the 2026-2027 year
The APPD membership dues year is from July 1 - June 30. NEW - 7 membership tier options are available.
We are mindful that this change will result in an increase in dues for some programs despite our efforts to balance fluctuations. If your program needs additional time to adjust to this new membership dues model, APPD is committed to working with you to ensure continued engagement in our shared work and community. Please note that the fee structure above does not include APPD regional dues.
Regional Dues (Mandatory)
Regional dues amounts vary by region and are collected from each program for purposes specified by your region.
Please contact your regional chairs if you have questions (see Council of Regional Chairs information on the Regions page).
Do you have more membership questions?
See our FAQ page for additional information.
