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.

Save the Date! 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.

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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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