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Fellowship Directors' Handbook

The APPD Fellowship Directors' Executive Committee created the Fellowship Director's Handbook. This handbook is updated on a regular basis, and our feedback is welcome. Send any suggestions for additional sections or topics to info@appd.org

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Fellowship Directors' Executive Committee

YoungNa Lee-Kim, MD, MEd, FAAP

Chair (2025 - 2026)

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Director

Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)

6701 Fannin St, CCC 1510.12
Houston, TX 77030

Lindsay Johnston, MD, MEd

Chair-Elect (2025 - 2026)

"Super" Program Director

Yale-New Haven Medical Center

PO Box 208064
New Haven, CT 06520

Hayley Gans, MD

Past Chair (2025 - 2026)

Director of Fellowship Education

Stanford Children's/Stanford Pediatrics

3529 Ramona St
Palo Alto, CA 94305

Erika Friehling, MD

(2025-2026)

Subspecialty Program Director

UPMC Medical Education

4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Mackenzie Frost, MD, MEd

(2024 - 2027)

"Super" Program Director

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Amy Levenson, MD

(2025 - 2028)

"Super" Program Director

University of North Carolina Hospitals

CB 7593
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7593

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Learn More About Executive Committee Responsibilities

Ensure close communication/collaboration with APPD Board and Management
Hold conference calls of the Section Executive Committee at least every two months; submit minutes of all calls to the APPD Board within two weeks of the call
Communicate with Section members as often as necessary to assure that member perspectives are represented
Meet onsite during the APPD Annual Spring Meeting
Develop recommendations to the Board regarding issues pertaining to, or affecting, Section members, including how these align with the APPD Strategic Plan, proposed timeline with action items and outcome measures and what budgetary implications may be connected to these recommendations
On an ad-hoc basis the Section Executive Committee may communicate to the Board as needed
Help implement strategic plans in concert with the Board
Help implement requests from the Board
Identify plans arising from the Section that may help implement aspects of the APPD Strategic Plan
Encourage Section members to get involved with the work of APPD, including taking on leadership positions
Develop an election/appointment process to be ratified by the Board of Directors regarding key leadership positions pertaining to the sechotion
Ensure that Section members are being served by conducting the following, which may be delegated with Executive Committee oversight/input:
- Annual needs assessment of section
- Submit articles/reports/updates for the monthly APPD Bulletin, as information is available
- Plan Section specific forums/tracks at both the fall and spring meetings
- Ensure Section material of APPD website is up to date/used to meet the members' needs

Programming for Fellowship Leaders

The Fellowship Directors' Executive Committee currently facilitates section specific programming for Fellowship Directors at the APPD Annual Spring and Fall Meetings and plans the virtual Forum for Fellowship Leaders. Assistance from subspecialty colleagues is always welcome for these three events.

Additional Resources

Another great resource for Fellowship Program Directors is the Council for Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS).

Fellowship Directors' Handbook

Fellowship Directors' Executive Committee

YoungNa Lee-Kim, MD, MEd, FAAP

Lindsay Johnston, MD, MEd

Hayley Gans, MD

Erika Friehling, MD

Mackenzie Frost, MD, MEd

Amy Levenson, MD

Interested in joining the Fellowship Directors' Executive Committee?

Programming for Fellowship Leaders

Additional Resources

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