Dedicated to advancing medical education

APPD offers a variety of educational meetings, conferences, and other events, including the Annual Spring and Fall Meetings and Virtual Cafés. We provide a critical source of knowledge, expertise, friendship, support, and inspiration in the pediatric medical education community.

Spring Meeting

Spring Meeting attendees learn and benefit from:

  • Best practices of medical education across the continuum.
  • Innovative educational approaches through sessions that present innovative curriculum or processes as residency training continues to evolve.
  • Networking opportunities, mentoring and other tools for academic advancement
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APPD 2025 Fall Meeting + Pediatric Medical Education ConferencE September 16-19, 2025 St. Louis, MO

Fall Meetings

The APPD hosts two fall meetings annually; the APPD Annual Fall Meeting and the APPD Pediatric Medical Education Conference. The two meetings are currently conjoined.

The APPD 2025 Annual Fall Meeting will be held September 16-17 and the APPD 2025 Pediatric Medical Education Conference will be held September 17-19 in St. Louis. Registration and housing for both meetings is now open.

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Regional Meetings

Each of APPD’s 8 regions meet each year at the Spring Meeting. Most also meet annually within their geographic region. See individual regions for more information.

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Forum for Fellowship Leaders

The annual, half-day Forum for Fellowship Leaders will be held virtually, Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 1-5pm ET.

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Past Meetings

Review information and programs from past APPD meetings.

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