APPD is home to several nationally-recognized leadership development programs designed for the advancement of pediatric program leaders.
APPD LEAD
LEAD is a nationally recognized Leadership Development program.
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AIMS is a leadership program designed to provide professional development and mentorship to pediatric residents who are underrepresented in medicine.
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APPD LEAPES
LEAPES is an education program for the advancement of education of Pediatric Graduate Medical Education Specialists.
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APPD FUEL (Fostering UIM Education Leadership) Faculty Mentoring Program. FUEL aims to increase diversity in pediatric medical education leadership through professional development and mentorship of underrepresented in medicine early career faculty.
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The Supporting Medical Education Research Fellow Scholars (SMERFS) is a program that provides pediatric subspecialty fellows with instruction about scholarship and mentoring of a medical education research project. This is a two-year program to allow for project development, collection of data, data analysis and study presentation and publication. The goal is for this medical education research project to meet the American Board of Pediatrics’ Fellowship Scholarly Work requirement.
The mission of APPD SMERFS is to provide instruction and mentoring for pediatric fellows to conduct medical education research for the purpose of promoting medical education scholarship. Learn More
