The Association of Pediatric Program Directors Trainee Research Award is awarded annually for outstanding educational research presented by a trainee (medical student, resident, chief resident or fellow) during the national APPD Spring Meeting. This award is designed to encourage pediatricians in training to pursue careers in medical education. Winning candidates are selected based on the quality of work presented in the abstract.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Trainee (medical student, resident, chief resident or fellow) must submit and present the abstract prior to the completion of training (residency, chief residency, or fellowship). Work completed during training, but submitted after training is completed will not qualify for this award.
  • The first-author must be identified as a trainee by checking the “first-author is trainee” box in the APPD abstract submission program.
  • The APPD Trainee Research Award online application must be completed.
  • The Research must be sponsored by an APPD member, as indicated in the submission process. The role of the trainee as a key member of the team who authors the research must be verified by the APPD member who is the sponsor.
  • The Abstract and supplemental materials (APPD Trainee Research Award application and Letter of Support) must be received by the APPD abstract submission deadline.
  • The trainee’s abstract must be accepted for presentation at the APPD Spring Meeting to be considered.
  • The trainee must present the abstract at the APPD Spring Meeting.

 

The 2021 APPD Trainee Research Award recipient is:

Annie Gula, MD 
Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania

Primary Pediatric Palliative Care: A Curricular Reform

Award Winners

2020

Joshua Belfer, MD

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

Bringing Residents Back to Bedside Through Trading Cards

2019

Madhuri G. Dave, DO

Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Improving Screening Lab Compliance in an Urban Pediatric Practice

2018

Lisa Rasmussen, MD

University of California - Davis

Evaluation of Pediatric Resident Competency: Milestones Compared to Level of Supervision

2017

Francis J. Real, MD

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

A Virtual Reality Curriculum for Pediatric Residents Decreases Rates of Influenza Vaccine Refusal

2016

Nicolas Delacruz

Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University

Taking the Heat: Teaching Pediatric Residents to Communicate With Emotionally Charged Families

2015

Jennifer Wild, MD

University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital

Improving Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration: Findings from a Novel Reciprocal Job Shadow Experience for Pediatric Residents and Nurses