The APPD Surveys Enhancing Educator Knowledge (SEEK) Network, formerly the survey component of the Research and Scholarship Learning Community, is charged with establishing an organizational framework that will promote the APPD (or its individual members) to conduct research projects that will contribute knowledge to the APPD or to the field of pediatric postgraduate medical education. Such research projects may include study of program operations, as well as projects designed to study novel curricular or evaluation instruments that will allow programs to address and measure ACGME competencies. APPD SEEK research projects are now managed and administered by the APPD LEARN Research Team.
Program Directors’ Attitudes, Perceptions, and Use of Ambient AI Listening in Pediatric Residency Training: A National Survey
PIs: Jennifer Hilgeman, MD; Wendla Sensing, DO, Wright State University; Eric Whitney, MD; Ann Burke, MD, Wright State University
Survey population: Residency Program Directors
Distribution date: September 2026
Resident Involvement in Pediatric Admission Calls
PIs: Katie Taylor, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Katie Wolfe, MD, Washington University St. Louis
Survey population: Associate/Assistant Program Directors
Distribution date: September 2026
Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowship Coordinator Responsibilities, Resources, and Professional Experiences: A National Survey
PIs: Rachel Schindler, BS, Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge; Stephanie Veach, BSE, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Tina Cochran, C-TAGME, Indiana University School of Medicine; Joanna Lewis, MD, Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge; Linda DiMeglio, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Survey population: Fellowship Coordinators
Distribution date: October 2026
The Weight of Initials: A Study of How Institutions Support and Reward Educational Credentials in Pediatric GME Professionals
PIs: Bethanie Calvanese, MHA, C-TAGME, Mass General Brigham for Children; Camilla Mendell, C-TAGME, Phoenix Children's; Melinda Yeung, MHA, C-TAGME, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital; Robert Barnard, BS, The University of Chicago & Biological Sciences; Vasudha Bhavaraju, MD, Phoenix Children's Hospital; Edward Swing, PhD, Phoenix Children's
Survey Population: All Program Coordinators, Managers, and Administrators
Distribution Date: July 2026
2026
High-Value Care Education in Pediatric Residency: A Follow-up National Survey of Current Practices and Curricula
PIs: William Frese, MD, MPH; Bhavana Kandikattu, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine- Peoria; Brittany Hunter, MD, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Survey Population: Program Directors and Chief Residents
Distribution Date: May 2026
Response Rate: PDs: 24.5, Chief Residents: 5%
National Survey of Pediatric Residency Engagement with State Pediatric Mental Health Access Programs
PIs: Christine Thang, MD, University of California Los Angeles
Survey Population: Associate Program Directors
Distribution Date: May 2026
Reponse Rate: pending
Adapting to ACGME Pediatric Residency Requirements: Pediatric Department Chair Survey
PIs: Sidney Hilker, MD; Laura Chiel, MD, MHPE, Boston Children's Hospital ; Su-Ting Li, MD, MPH, UC Davis Health; Kendall Carpenter, MD, MPH, Boston Medical Center; Devika Bagchi, MD, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital ; Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, M.Ed, MBE, Boston Children's Hospital / Dana Farber Cancer Institute; Mollie Wasserman, MD, Boston Children's Hospital
Survey Population: Department Chairs
Distribution Date: May 2026
Response Rate: 26.5%
Is Residency Enough? Perceptions of Preparedness and Time to Competency
PI: H. Barret Fromme, MD, MHPE
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors, PHM Fellowship Program Directors
Distribution Date: March 2026
Response Rate: PDs: 44%, PHM FPDs: 33%
Assessing the Current Landscape of Formal Training Provided in Pediatric Residency Programs on Healthcare for Children Adopted and in Foster Care
PIs: Jill Rinehart, MD; Zoe Nicozisin, MD, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Survey Population: Associate Program Directors
Distribution Date: March 2026
Response Rate: 25%
Program Coordinator Diversity in Graduate Medical Education
PIs: Dennisse Reyes, N/A, Brown University Health; Monick, Powell, C-TAGME, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School; Francisco Her, MBA, Brown University; Sabina Holland, MD; Joshua Tanzer, PhD, Brown University Health
Survey Population: Program Coordinators
Distribution Date: March 2026
Response Rate: 18.5%
Chief residents' education, experience, and confidence around screening for and managing e-cigarette use
PIs: Lily Rabinow, MD, MS; Neal Hoffman, MD, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Survey Population: Chief Residents
Distribution Date: February 2026
Response Rate: 25%
Preference Signaling Among Pediatric Residency Applicants: A National Longitudinal Assessment
PIs: Rebecca Hart, MD, MSc, University of Louisville; Sabrina Ben-Zion, MD, Akron Children's Hospital; Keith Ponitz, MD, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital/Case Western Reserve University; Alan Chin, MD, UCLA Department of Pediatrics
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Distribution Date: January 2026
Response Rate: 5.75%
2025
PIs: Elizabeth Nelsen, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital; Margaret McNamara, MD, University of California San Francisco; Alan Chin, MD, UCLA; Stewart Mackie, MD, University of Connecticut Children's Hospital; Daniel Sklansky, MD, University of Wisconsin; Rebecca Walihan, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University; Carrie Rassbach, MD, MA Ed, Stanford University
Title: 2025 ANNUAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR SURVEY
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Distribution Date: December 2025
Response Rate: 49%
PIs: Katherine McVety, MD, Children's Hospital of Michigan/Central Michigan University; Jerri Rose, MD, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital/Case Western Reserve University; Priya Jain, MD, Northwestern University; Melissa Langhan, MD, MHS, Yale School of Medicine
Title: Warm Handoffs, Warmer Welcomes: Exploring Educational Transitions from Residency to Fellowship
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors, Fellowship Program Directors
Distribution Date: September 2025
Response Rate: PDs: 34% FPDs: 36%
PIs: Michelle Kiger, MD, PhD; Curtis Ford, MD; Brandi Freeman, MD; Katie Lawrence, MD, University of Colorado
Title: Reporting Tools for Mistreatment among Pediatric Residency Programs
Survey Population: Associate Program Directors
Distribution Date: September 2025
Response Rate: 54%
PIs: Sabrina Ben-Zion, MD, Akron Children's Hospital; Joanna Lewis, MD, Advocate Children's Hospital; Fussell Jill, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Megan Aylor, MD, Oregon Health & Science University
Title: RESIDENCY RECRUITMENT ACTION TEAM'S RECRUITMENT SEASON SURVEY
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Distribution Date: June 2025
Response Rate: 58%
PI: Su-Ting Li, MD, MPH University of California Davis
Co-PIs: Ann Burke, MD, Wright State COM/Dayton Children's Hospital; Dan Tancredi, PhD, University of California Davis
Title: CHANGES IN INPATIENT TIME IN RESPONSE TO NEW ACGME REQUIREMENTS
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Distribution Date: January 2025
Response Rate: 46%
Survey Results
2024
PI: Elizabeth Nelsen, MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Co-PIs: Margaret McNamara, MD, University of California San Francisco; Alan Chin, MD, UCLA; Stewart Mackie, MD, University of Connecticut Children's Hospital; Daniel Sklansky, MD, University of Wisconsin; Rebecca Walihan, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University; Carrie Rassbach, MD, MA Ed, Stanford University
Title: 2024 ANNUAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR SURVEY
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Distribution Date: 11/12/2024
Response Rate: 48%
Survey Results
PI: Andrea Green Hines, MD, UNMC/Children's Nebraska
Co-PIs: Walter Dehority, MD, MSc & Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Bradford Becken, MD, MBA, UNMC/Children's Nebraska; Ken Zangwill, MD, UCLA; Scott James, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Caitlin Li, MD, MHQS, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AND CORRELATES WITH GRADUATES ENTERING UNDERSUBSCRIBED PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTY FELLOWSHIPS
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Distribution date: 9/4/2024
Response Rate: 26%
PI: Charlene Larson Rotandi, AB, C-TAGME, Stanford University
Co-PIs: Megan Christofferson, BA, Stanford University
Title: PEDIATRIC PROGRAM COORDINATORS' WELLNESS AND JOB SATISFACTION
Survey Population: Residency Coordinators and Fellowship Coordinators
Distribution Date: 8/14/2024
Response rate: 52%
Survey Results
PI: Dan Schumacher, MD, Cincinnati Children's
Title: EXPLORING PROGRAM DIRECTOR EXPERIENCES WITH ADVANCING AND GRADUATING RESIDENTS ABOUT WHOM THEY HAVE CONCERNS
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Distribution Date: 7/18/2024
Response Rate: 56%
Survey Results
PI: Lisa Rasmussen, MD, University of California, Davis
Co-PIs: Colin Sox, MD, MS, Boson Medical Center; Daniel Tancredi, PhD, University of California, Davis; Janet Serwint, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Sabrina Ben-Zion, MD, Akron Children's Hospital; Anne E. Burke, MD, MBA, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine/ Dayton Children's Hospital; Suzanne Reed, MD, MAEd, Nationwide Children's Hospital; Sean P. Elliot, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine; Keith Pontz, MD, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital/Case Western Reserve University; Deborah T. Rana, MD, MS, University of California San Diego School of Medicine; Rachel Crampton, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine (Tucson); Su-Ting Li, MD, MPH, University of California, Davis
Title: PROGRAM ASSESSMENT OF THE WELL-BEING MILESTONE
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors, APDs
Distribution Date: 5/19/2024
Response Rate: 37%
Survey Results
PI: Rebecca Wallihan, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Co-PIs: Rebecca Hart, MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine; Erika Abramson, MD, MS, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell; Monique Naifeh, MD, MPH, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine; Michelle Stevenson, MD, MS, University of Louisville School of Medicine; Su-Ting Li, MD, MPH, University of California, Davis; Sharon Smith, MD, Connecticut Children’s Hospital; Jon McGreevy, MD, MSPH, Phoenix Children’s Hospital; Kelley Groves, MD, New York University; Kelly Haas, MD, University of California, Davis; Christine Irvin, MD, Pennsylvania State University; Mary McGlynn, MD, Washington University; Ami Shah, MD, New York University; Robert Trevino, MD, PhD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Title: PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY CURRICULA: A NATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Survey Population: Program Directors
Distribution date: 4/2/2024
Response Rate: 50%
Survey Results
PI: Aleisha Nabower, MD, MHPTT, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Co-PIs: Melanie Menning, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Pilar Ortega, MD, ACGME, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Lisa Diamond, MD, MPH, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Richard Mink, MD, MACM, Harbor- UCLA Medical Center
Title: MEDICAL SPANISH WITHIN U.S. PEDIATRIC RESIDENCIES
Survey Population: Associate Program Directors
Distribution date: 3/12/2024
Response Rate: 33%
Survey Results
2023
PI: Margarita Ramos, MD, MS, Children's National Hospital
Co-PIs: Ian Chua, MD, MHPE, Children's National Hospital, Stanford Medicine Children's Health; Aisha Barber, MD, MEd, Children's National Hospital
Title: MITIGATING BIAS AND INEQUITY IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS FOR REMEDIATION
Distribution date: 10/17/2023
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Response Rate: 35%
Survey Results
PI: Elizabeth Nelsen, MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Co-PIs: Margaret McNamara, MD, University of California San Francisco; Alan Chin, MD, UCLA; Stewart Mackie, MD, University of Connecticut Children's Hospital; Daniel Sklansky, MD, University of Wisconsin; Rebecca Walihan, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University
Title: ANNUAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR SURVEY
Distribution date: 9/12/2023
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Response Rate: 59%
Survey Results
PI: Sher Lynn Gardner, MD, MBA, Morehouse School of Medicine
Co-PIs: Tannon Tople, BS, University of Minnesota; Shane Morrison, MD, University of Washington; Seattle Children's
Title: CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION TO GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE IN PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Distribution date: 9/20/2023
Survey Population: APDs
Response Rate: 46%
Survey Results
PI: Lauren Roth, MD, FAAP, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Co-PIs: Brian Lurie, MD MPH, Brown University; Pamela Carpenter, MEd, APPD LESSON
Title: NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR LGBTQ+ CURRICULUM
Distribution date: 8/15/2023
Survey Population: Residency Program Directors
Response Rate: 55%
Survey Results
2022
PI: Matthew Thomas, MD, John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Co-PIs: Taryn Hill, MD, John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital & Alice Walz, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
Title: EVALUATING THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE OF CLINICAL COACHING PROGRAMS IN PEDIATRIC RESIDENCIES
Distribution date: 8/29/2022
Survey Population: Program Directors
Response Rate: 37%
Survey Results
PI: Arishna Patel, MD, Stanford University
Co-PIs: Carrie Rassbach, MD, MaED & Lahia Yemane, MD, Stanford University
Title: USE OF NON-FACULTY RECRUITMENT INTERVIEWERS: A NATIONAL STUDY OF PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS' PRACTICE
Distribution date: 9/21/2022
Survey Population: Associate Program Directors
Response Rate: 21%
Survey Results
PI: Joy Solano, MD, Children's Mercy Hospital
Title: PREVALENCE OF FORMAL PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY HEALTH LITERACY CURRICULA & NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Distribution date: 7/11/2022
Survey Population: Associate Program Directors
Response Rate: 28%
Survey Results
PI: Jaqueline Walker, MD, MHPE, Children's Kansas City
Title: Pathways for Medical Education Scholarship in Pediatric Residency: A National Needs Assessment
Distribution Date: 4/2022
Survey Population: Program Directors
Survey Results
PI: Amy Gaug, University of Minnesota
Co-PIs: Jessica Williger, BA, Case Western Reserve Uni/Univ Hosps Cleveland Medical Center & Sarah King, MS, Children's Mercy Hospital
Title: THE REMOTE EXPERIENCE
Distribution date: 9/26/2022
Survey Population: Program Coordinators, Managers
Response Rate: 39%
2021
PI: Abramson, Erika, MD, MSc, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Co-PIs: Weiner, Shoshana, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Title: HOW EFFECTIVELY DO PROGRAMS PREPARE RESIDENTS IN THE CRITICAL SKILL OF EKG INTERPRETATION
Distribution Date: 2/17/2021
Survey Population: Chief Residents
Response Rate: 14%
Survey Results
PI: Halley, Tina, MD, Children's National Medical Center
Co-PIs: Hodo, Laura, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Kravis Children's)
Title: A SURVEY OF TRAINING PRACTICES OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS IN THE INPATIENT PEDIATRIC SETTING
Distribution Date: 1/21/2021
Survey Population: Residency Coordinators, Chief Residents
Response Rate: 22%
Survey Results
PI: Naifeh, Monique, MD, MPH, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Co-PIs: Abramson, Erika, MD, MSc, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Title: EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF A YEAR OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Distribution Date: 6/29/2021
Survey Population: Program Directors
Response Rate: 46%
Survey Results
PI: Nguyen, Elizabeth, MD, Stanford University
Co-PIs: Hilgenberg, Sarah, MD, Stanford University
Title: FUTURE OF PROCEDURAL TRAINING FOR PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS
Distribution Date: 4/14/2021
Survey Population: Program Directors, Chief Residents
Response Rate: 46%, 16%
Survey Results
Manuscript: Pediatric Residents’ Procedural Competency Requirements: A National Needs Assessment of Program Directors and Chief Residents - ScienceDirect
PI: Sieplinga, Kira, MD, Spectrum Health/Michigan State University/Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Co-PIs: Goodwin, Emily, MD, Children's Mercy Hospital
Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES REGARDING CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY (CMC) AMONG PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Distribution Date: 6/16/2021
Survey Population: Associate Program Directors
Response Rate: 15%
Survey Results
PI: Tishberg, Lindsay, MD, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Co-PIs: Bhansali, Priti, MD, Children's National Medical Center
Title: CURRENT STATE OF FIREARM INJURY PREVENTION TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS: A NATIONAL SURVEY
Distribution Date: 5/12/2021
Survey Population: Associate Program Directors
Response Rate: 20%
Survey Results
PI: Wueste, Elizabeth, MAEd, C-TAGME, University of Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine at San Antonio
Title: APPD RECRUITMENT ACTION TEAM POST SEASON SURVEY
Distribution Date: 1/25/2021
Survey Population: Program Directors, Fellowship Coordinators
Response Rate: 48%, 13%
Survey Results
2020
PI: Brissett, Daniela, MD, University of California (San Francisco)
Title: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TRAINING ASSESSMENT IN PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY CURRICULUM
Distribution Date: 9/1/2020
Survey Population: Coordinators
Response Rate: 18%
PI: Fitzgerald, Melissa, MD, University of Florida
Title: NATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF TELEMEDICINE IN PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Distribution Date: 10/13/2020
Survey Population: Program Directors
Response Rate: 24%
Survey Results
PI: Howell, Joy D, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Co-PIs: Ahmed, Hannah, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus); Abramson, Erika, MD, MS, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus); Gerber, Linda, PhD, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus); Cooley, Victoria, MS, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Title: IMPLICIT BIAS CURRICULA AND FACULTY DIVERSITY IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: A NATIONAL SURVEY
Distribution Date: 1/29/2020
Survey Population: Program Directors
Response Rate: 50%
Survey Results
PI: Lefeber, Timothy, MD, West Virginia University
Co-PIs: Quedado, Kimberly, West Virginia University
Title: THE FUTURE OF RESIDENCY CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVIEW SELECTION
Distribution Date: 12/9/2020
Survey Population: Program Directors
Response Rate: 45%
PI: Lund, Robin M, MD, University of Louisville
Co-PIs: Hart, Rebecca J, MD, University of Louisville; Stevenson, Michelle D, MD, MS, University of Louisville
Title: PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY EDUCATION DURING PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY: A NATIONAL SURVEY
Distribution Date: 5/6/2020
Survey Population: Coordinators
Response Rate: 32%
Survey Results
PI: Pak-Gorstein, Suzinne, MD, MPH, PhD, University of Washington
Co-PIs: Suchdev, Parmi S, MD, MPH, Emory University; Shah, Sural K, MD, UCLA Medical Center; Linton, Julie, MD, Greenville Health System/University of South Carolina; Green, Andrea E, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center; Yun, Kate, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Title: IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE HEALTH TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Distribution Date: 10/7/2020
Survey Population: Associate Program Directors
Response Rate: 28%
Survey Results
2019
PI: Abramson, Erika, MD, MS, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Co-PIs: Shea, Megan L, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Title: LEARNING ABOUT LETTING GO: AN EVALUATION OF PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION MODALITIES FOR PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS
Distribution Date: 1/22/2019
Survey Results
PI: Ben-Zion, Sabrina, MD, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron/NEOMED
Co-PIs: Ramundo, Maria, MD, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron/NEOMED; Abramson, Erika, MD, MS, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNITY-BASED CONTINUITY CLINICS AMONG PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS-A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
Distribution Date: 10/23/2019
Survey Results
PI: Blankenburg, Rebecca, MD, MPH, Stanford University
Co-PIs: Ivancie, Rebecca A, MD, Stanford University; Lin, Anna P, MD, Stanford Universityl; Paradise Black, Nicole M, MD, MEd, University of Florida; Skurkis, Christine, MD, University of Connecticut; Fromme, H. Barrett, MD, MHPE, University of Chicago; Allan, Jessica M, MD; Maniscalco, Jennifer, MD, MPH, MAcM, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Title: NATIONAL NIGHT TIME CURRICULUM NEEDS ASSESSMENT - APPD PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND CHIEF RESIDENTS
Distribution Date: 2/07/2019
Survey Results
PI: Burns, Audrea M, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)
Co-PIs: Ackerman, Kate, MD, University of Rochester; Thammasitboon, Satid, MD, MHPE, Baylor College of Medicine (Houston); Weiss, Pnina, MD, Yale-New Haven Medical Center
Title: PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTOR'S ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICIAN-SCIENTIST TRAINING: A NATIONWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Distribution Date: 9/18/2019
Survey Results
PI: Fromme, Barrett, MD, MHPE, University of Chicago
Co-PIs: Gustafson, Sarah, MD, UCLA Medical Center; Poitevien, Patricia, MD, MSc, Brown University; Acholonu, Rhonda, MD, FAAP, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Blankenburg, Rebecca, MD, MPH, Stanford University
Title: PEDIATRIC CHIEF RESIDENT SELECTION SURVEY
Distribution Date: 12/05/2019
Survey Results
PI: Garell, Cambria, MD, UCLA Medical Center
Co-PIs: Carson, Savanna L, PhD, UCLA Medical Center
Title: PERSPECTIVES OF THE PEDIATRICIAN'S ROLE IN, KNOWLEDGE OF, AND PRACTICES TOWARDS COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES MITIGATING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Distribution Date: 8/15/2019
Survey Results
PI: Good, Ryan J, MD, University of Colorado
Co-PIs: Rosenberg, Adam A, MD, University of Colorado; O'Hara, Kimberly, MD, University of Colorado; Ziniel, Sonja I, MD, University of Colorado; Cheetham, Alexandra, MD, University of Colorado
Title: NATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND IN PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY
Distribution Date: 10/12/2019
Survey Results
PI: Guillen, Christina, MD, FAAP, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Co-PIs: Levene, Rachel, MD, MEd, FAAP, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn; Su, Mark K, MD, MPH, New York University School of Medicine; Renny, Madeline H, MD, New York University School of Medicine
Title: MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY CURRICULUM IN PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES
Distribution Date: 11/11/2019
PI: Hadland, Scott E, MD, Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center
Co-PIs: Allen, Emily B, MD, Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center; Michelson, Catherine, MD, Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center; Bagley, Sarah, MD, Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center; O'Donnell, Katie, MD, Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center
Title: TRAINING IN OPIOID USE DISORDER AMONG US PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Distribution Date: 3/06/2019
Survey Results
PI: Howell, Joy D, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Co-PIs: Ahmed, Hannah, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus); Abramson, Erika, MD, MS, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus); Gerber, Linda, PhD, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus); Cooley, Victoria, MS, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
Title: IMPLICIT BIAS CURRICULA AND FACULTY DIVERSITY IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: A NATIONAL SURVEY
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PI: Lund, Robin M, MD, University of Louisville
Co-PIs: Hart, Rebecca J, MD, University of Louisville; Stevenson, Michelle D, MD, MS, University of Louisville
Title: PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY EDUCATION DURING PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY: A NATIONAL SURVEY
PI: Pak-Gorstein, Suzinne, MD, MPH, PhD, University of Washington
Co-PIs: Suchdev, Parmi S, MD, MPH, Emory University; Shah, Sural K, MD, UCLA Medical Center; Linton, Julie, MD, Greenville Health System/University of South Carolina; Green, Andrea E, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center; Yun, Kate, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Title: IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE HEALTH TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
PI: Sectish, Theodore, MD, Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center
Co-PIs: Loscalzo, Steven, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Spector, Nancy, MD, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children; Audi, Zeena, MD, Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center; Sandora, Thomas, MD, MPH, Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center
Title: INVENTORY OF LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACROSS PEDIATRIC RESIDENCIES
Distribution Date: 3/14/2019
Survey Results
2018
PI: Boykan, Rachel, MD, Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
Co-PIs: Gorzkowski, Julie, MD, Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
Title: Addressing children’s tobacco smoke exposure: How are pediatric residents trained and how does the electronic health record facilitate that objective?
Distribution Date: 8/16/2018
Survey Results
PI: Frey-Vogel, Ariel, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-PIs: Rogers, Amanda, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Title: A Survey to Determine the Use of Simulation for the Training of US Pediatric Residents
Distribution Date: 11/29/2018
Survey Results
PI: Gupta, Neera, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Co-PIs: Lau, Stanley, MD, New York Presbyterian Cornell
Title: Predictors of and Attitudes on Professional Social Media Use in Academic Pediatrics
Distribution Date: 11/29/2018
Survey Results
PI: Held, Melissa, MD, University of Connecticut
Co-PIs: Narayan, Aditee, MD, MPH, Duke University Hospital
Title: COMSEP Pediatric Medical Student Curriculum Revision
Distribution Date: 10/25/2018
PI: Li, Su-Ting T., MD, MPH, University of California (Davis)
Co-PIs: Tancredi, Daniel, PhD, University of California (Davis)
Title: Program Director Minimum Milestone Expectations Survey
Distribution Date: 7/12/2018
Survey Results
PI: Naifeh, Monique M., MD, MPH, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Co-PIs: Abramson, Erika, MD, MSc, New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell; Bogetz, Alyssa, MSW, Stanford University; Li, Su-Ting, MD, MPH, University of California (Davis); Stevenson, Michelle, MD, MS, University of Louisville
Title: Faculty Development in Scholarly Activity Mentorship; Survey of Program Directors
Distribution Date: 5/18/2018
Survey Results
PI: Orlov, Nicola, MD, MPH, University of Chicago
Co-PIs: Nishitani, Miki, MD, University of Chicago
Title: Pediatric Residency Program Board Certification Preparation Survey
Distribution Date: 9/20/2018
Survey Results
PI: Reed, Suzanne, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University
Title: APPD Communication Training and Assessment Survey
Distribution Date: 3/07/2018
Survey Results
2017
PI: Abramson, Erika, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Co-PIs: Samstein, Miriam, MD, New York Presbyterian Cornell
Title: Pediatric Chief Resident Perspectives on High Value Cost Conscious Care Training During Residency: A National Survey
Distribution Date: 3/30/2017
PI: Bernert, Rebecca, PhD, Stanford University
Co-PIs: Bogetz, Alyssa, MSW, Stanford University
Schoen, Lucy, MD, Stanford University
Title: Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Training Practices in Pediatric Residency Programs: A Nationwide Needs Assessment
Distribution Date: 5/01/2017
PI: Forman, Joel, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Co-PI: Hammond, Blair, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Title: Pediatric Residency Directors’ Survey: Evidence-Based Parenting Skills
Distribution Date: 5/04/2017
PI: Kesselheim, Jennifer, MD, MEd, MBE, Boston Children’s Hospital / Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Co-Pi: Veit, Lauren, MD, Boston Children’s Hospital
Title: Evaluation of a Bioethics Resident Curriculum: A Survey of Pediatric Program Directors
Distribution Date: 6/05/2017
PI: Silk, Hugh, MD, MPH, UMass Memorial Health Care
Title: Oral Health Training in Pediatric Residency
Distribution Date: 3/02/2017
2016
PI: Bhansali, Priti, MD, Children’s National Health System
Co-PIs: Cuzzi, Sandra, MD, Children’s National Health System
Marek, Steven, MD, Children’s National Health System
Title: Pediatric Resident Inpatient Training at Different Hospital Settings
Distribution Date: 6/15/2016
PI: Fromme, H. Barrett, MD, MHPE, University of Chicago Medicine
Co-PIs: Blankenburg, Rebecca, MD, MPH, Stanford University
McCary, Molly, University of Chicago Medicine
Title: Pediatric Hospital Medicine: Is Residency Enough? A comparison of perceptions of pediatric residency directors, pediatric hospital medicine fellowship directors, and pediatric hospital medicine program directors
Distribution Date: 9/12/2016
PI: Kanak, Mia MD, MPH, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Title: Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) training at pediatric residency programs: Program Director Attitudes, Knowledge, and Description of Training Opportunities
Distribution Date: 01/01/2016
PI: Ottolini, Mary, MD, MPH, Children’s National Health System
Co-PI: Herrmann, Lisa, MD, Children’s National Health System
Title: Interprofessional Education in Pediatric Residency Programs
Distribution Date: 4/13/2016
PI: Pallant, Adam, MD, PhD, Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital
Co-PI: Ben-Isaac, Eyal, MD, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Title: APPD Program Director Survey 2016
Distribution Date: 8/1/2016
PI: Rassbach, Caroline, MD, Stanford University
Co-Pi: Chiang, Alison, MD, MPH, Stanford University
Bogetz, Alyssa, MSW, Stanford University
Loutit, Carrie, MD, Stanford University
Title: Physical Exam Training in Pediatrics: Trainee and Faculty Perspectives
Distribution Date: 8/31/2016
PI: Rotandi, Charlene, AB, AA, Stanford University
Co-PIs: Freeman, Susan, Stanford University
Christofferson, Megan, Stanford University
Title: Pediatric Program Coordinator Wellness
Distribution Date: 3/11/2016
PI: Saudek, Kris, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Co-PIs: Weisgerber, Michael, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Saudek, David, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Pilon, Caitlin, Medical College of Wisconsin
Weigert, Rachel, Medical College of Wisconsin
Title: The Letter of Recommendation: Is it Saying what it Intends to?
Distribution Date: 7/11/2016
PI: Tsai, Jessica, MD, PhD, Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics
Co-PIs: Michelson, Catherine, MD, Boston Medical Center
Title: Attitudes toward Implicit Bias and Implicit Bias Training amongst Pediatric Residency Program Directors
Distribution Date: 10/25/2016
PI: Wilson, Paria, MD, MEd, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Co-PIs: Kemper, Kathi, MD, MPH, Nationwide Children’s Hospital / Ohio State University
Schubert, Chuck, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Batra, Maneesh, MD, MPH, University of Washington / Seattle Children’s Hospital
Mahan, John, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital / Ohio State University
Title: Pediatric Resident Burnout and Resilience Consortium: Perspectives of Program Directors
Distribution Date: 5/03/2016
2015
Rachel Boykan, MD, Pediatric Resident Evidence-based Medicine Education and the Librarian's Role, August 2015
Michael Cosimini,MD, Telephone Triage in Pediatric Residencies, August 2015
Catherine Distler, MD, Trends in Procedural Training at Pediatric Residency, November 2015
Su-Ting Li, MD, MPH, Program Director Milestones Survey, May 2015
Associate Program Directors’ Executive Committee / Aditee Narayan, MD, MPH, Associate Program Directors’ Career and Professional Needs Assessment, August 2015
Nicole Paradise Black, MD, MEd, A Descriptive Analysis of Individualized Curricula in Pediatric Residency Programs, August 2015
Kate Perkins, MD, PhD, The Residency Leadership’s Role in Resident Well-being and Support, June 2015
Mark Vining, MD, Faculty Time Commitment for Clinical Competency Committee Members: Quantifying Time per Resident Expectations across Programs, September 2015
Members of the APPD are key leaders in pediatric graduate medication education and can provide valuable information and insights into graduate medical education, training, and other aspects of pediatrics.
The goals of this survey policy are:
- To improve the quality of survey research involving graduate medical education program leadership
- To prioritize important issues and facilitate the process for important studies
- To respect time constraints and make data collection more efficient
The APPD Research and Scholarship Learning Community reviews surveys prior to distribution to the following membership types (pediatric program directors, associate program directors, coordinators, and chief residents). The APPD Research and Scholarship Learning Community does NOT review surveys of residents and fellows.
Consider contacting APPD LEARN if interested in surveying residents.
Consider contacting APPD SPIN if interested in surveying fellows or fellowship program directors.
Survey proposal applications will be reviewed April 30th and October 31st. Only complete applications submitted by April 30th and October 31st will be reviewed. Please note that the PI of the survey proposal must be an APPD member.
To download a word document of the proposal submission fields, click here.
Incomplete survey proposal applications - including those with no IRB approval attached - will NOT be reviewed. We anticipate a response within 8 weeks of the survey proposal application deadline.
Surveys approved for distribution will be labeled as an "Approved APPD Survey" prior to distribution.
Ultimately, this process is designed to leverage APPD resources and expertise in order to facilitate research. Receiving approval does not mandate participation of members. Each member may choose whether or not to participate. Furthermore, although we cannot regulate whether surveys not vetted through this process are distributed by others, we will discourage this and limit access to member contact information whenever able.
APPD SEEK survey submissions require documentation of an IRB determination at the time of submission. APPD PRIME and SPIN studies do not require IRB documentation at the time of submission.
To help prevent survey fatigue among APPD members, SEEK surveys are distributed during scheduled fielding periods. As a result, some target audiences may have longer wait times before surveys can be launched.
If your research question can be addressed by an alternative audience, we encourage you to consider groups with shorter anticipated wait times.
Current anticipated launch timelines:
Program Directors: February 2027
Associate Program Directors: February 2027
Coordinators: March 2027
Chief Residents: March 2027
Vice Chairs: March 2027
Additional Survey Process Information
- The principal investigator submits completed survey proposal by *NEW DEADLINES* April 30th and October 31st.
- Be strategic in choosing the population you wish to survey. In order to limit survey fatigue, we will only send two surveys per cycle to each respondent group (pediatric program directors, associate program directors, coordinators, and chief residents). As program directors are most frequently surveyed, we encourage investigators to consider whether other representative groups can be surveyed instead. This will generally increase the chance of a survey being accepted for distribution.
- The Chair and Vice-Chair of the APPD Research and Scholarship Learning Community (RSLC) will review and solicit at least 2 reviewers from members of the APPD RSLC.
- Reviewers will review the survey using a standardized survey review form, providing recommendations to the APPD LEARN Director to approve/revise and resubmit/deny the survey and provide any significant suggestions/comments. The goal of the review is to triage and offer suggestions, focusing on appropriateness of content, methodology, number/type of programs needed to survey, survey length, and identifying any significant limitations of the survey.
- The APPD LEARN Director will synthesize survey proposal recommendations and determine if a survey proposal is approved, requires revisions and resubmission, or is denied. If the principal investigator is asked to revise and resubmit, the principal investigator can coordinate revisions with the APPD LEARN Research team and resubmit their proposal for the next review cycle.
- Depending on the number of surveys being fielded in a particular cycle, the APPD LEARN Director may ask the principal investigator to submit revisions for an off-cycle review.
- The APPD LEARN Research Manager will communicate survey proposal decisions and suggestions for revision to researchers within approximately 8 weeks of the survey submission deadline for that cycle.
- Principal investigators of accepted surveys will work with the APPD Research Program Manager to enter their survey into the survey platform, LimeSurvey, for dissemination.
- Principal investigators will draft invitation and reminder emails using this template.
- During data collection, up to 1 invitation and 5 weekly reminders will be sent out for each survey. If there are multiple points of contact at an institution, up to 1 invitation and 2 weekly reminders will be sent to the first contact by alphabetical order. If a contact does not respond in that time, the next point of contact by alphabetical order will be contacted. This process will be done for up to 3 contacts per institution.
- After data collection has concluded, the APPD Research Program Manager will export the data from LimeSurvey, review the files for any potentially identifiable information, and share the cleaned results with the principal investigators. Data will be reported in aggregate with no personal or program identifiers included. The research data will be retained for five calendar years after the year of publication of the first paper published reporting the survey results. After the retention period, APPD LEARN will permanently destroy data records and maintain only study instruments, codebooks, and analytic documentation for future scholarship and reproducibility.
- The principal investigator will submit a 1-year survey results summary to APPD LEARN. Investigators who do not submit a 1-year survey results summary may NOT submit subsequent surveys for review and approval to APPD SEEK. Investigators should also inform the APPD LEARN of any works of scholarship (including presentations and/or publications) where survey design or data was used. APPD Research Manager will issue a reminder/request for survey results summary 3 months before it is due and follow-up at the deadline, if necessary.
You can view the rubric that APPD RSLC uses to review survey proposals here.
Authors for all accepted surveys will receive the following data from APPD, in addition to answers to individual survey questions:
- Program size
- Program location (region)
- Type of academic affiliation
No identifying program information or respondent information will be provided.
To reduce question burden for survey respondents, authors no longer need to ask any questions related to program size, location, or type of academic affiliation.
- APPD leadership surveys - Surveys developed by leadership to address key APPD issues. This could be in conjunction with Periodic Surveys or separate surveys. The APPD Board of Directors and Executive Committees are encouraged to seek input from the Research and Scholarship Learning Community when developing surveys, but that is not essential. The APPD Executive Committees are required to send all surveys to the APPD Board for approval before disseminating.
- APPD internal/member-sponsored surveys - Surveys developed from PDs or members as a principal investigator or co-investigator. These may be generated by individuals, or potentially in response to a Request for Proposals call to stimulate research in a particular topic area as requested by the Leadership or Research Committees.
- External Partners Organizations - Organizations that are members of the Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO) periodically desire input from PDs on issues related to medical education.
- External/unsponsored surveys - Surveys developed without any PD input or participation. These may be generated by individuals, or potentially in response to a Request for Proposals call to stimulate research in a particular topic area as requested by the Leadership of Research committees. These will be the lowest priority unless in response to an RFP.
Of note: surveys that address a narrow curriculum area are the least likely to receive a high priority score from reviewers. Please keep this in mind when designing surveys to respondent groups.
- An APPD Member would alert APPD Research and Scholarship Learning Community Chair/Vice Chair that a non-approved survey was distributed.
- The APPD Research and Scholarship Learning Community Chair/Vice Chair would send out an email to the survey PI with the following wording:
"It has come to our attention that you distributed a survey to Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) members without approval by the APPD Research and Scholarship Learning Community. It is our policy that all surveys distributed to APPD members go through the review process established by the APPD Research and Scholarship Learning Community to minimize the survey burden to our membership and ensure that all surveys are of high quality.
Any scholarship produced from this non-approved survey will NOT be eligible for presentation at APPD. In addition, investigators who send out more than one non-approved survey to APPD members will not be eligible to present any scholarship at future APPD meetings.
If you have any questions about the process, feel free to contact the current Research and Scholarship Learning Community Chair and Vice Chair (names and emails will be provided)."
