Dear AAAP Members,
Many of you have been interested in Pediatrics Workforce Initiative, which was created by AMSPDC in 2020 to address the declining numbers of pediatric subspecialists.
Through webinars, publications, and in-person presentations at the combined AMPSDC/AAAP meeting, you have heard about the initial work over the first 4 years. This included environmental scans and analysis of pediatric workforce data to understand workforce trends, education models, and factors contributing to career decisions. It also led to the decision to commission the NASEM Study on the Future Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce.
These concrete recommendations emerged from the 2023 NASEM study:
- Promote collaboration and the effective use of services between pediatric primary care clinicians and subspecialty physicians.
- Reduce financial and payment disincentives to subspecialty careers.
- Enhance education, training, recruitment, and retention.
- Support the pediatric physician-scientist pathway.
AMSPDC has now charged four workgroups to address the issues that were identified in the study:
Workgroup Leader
Economic Strategy Mary Leonard MD MSCE
Redesign Education Becky Blankenburg MD MPH
Physician Scientist Sallie Permar MD PhD
Practice Collaboration Ann Reed MD
We are seeking 4-6 AAAP members who would like to actively participate in these workgroups. The specific requirements may differ by workgroup, but we are requesting a full-year commitment, about 1 meeting a month, actively engaging with the workgroup via email and assigned responsibilities such as research and writing. If you have strong content knowledge in any of these areas and would like to contribute to this meaningful work, or if you have questions about the workgroups, please contact Elaine directly at gallaghere@chop.edu by November 15, 2024.
This is a great opportunity to share your expertise and to work with leaders from across the country.
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee’s charge is to grow the AAAP membership and foster member involvement, particularly among newer members. The Committee consistently strives for representation across all Regions and from all levels of member institutions. The Membership Committee meets quarterly by teleconference. Additional communication may occur by email or phone.
If you are interested in participating on this committee and/or would like additional information, please contact Desiree Brown at desireeb2@usf.edu.
| Chair | Institution | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Desiree Brown | University of South Florida | South |
Web-site & Communications Committee
The Web-Site & Communication Committee’s charge is to add value to a member’s relationship with AAAP by providing consistent and active communications to all members. This is done by:
- Providing information and opportunities to expand professional knowledge and contacts through professional meetings and online member discussions
- Assessing communication needs and mechanisms to identify adequacy/deficiencies/improvement opportunities
- Evaluating the communication program at least annually for current suitability and effectiveness
The Committee strives for representation across all Regions and from all levels of member institutions. If you are interested in participating on this committee and/or would like additional information, please contact Annamarie Beaulieu at abeaulieu@connecticutchildrens.org
| Chair | Institution | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Annamarie Beaulieu | Connecticut Children’s | Northeast |
Finance Committee
| Chair | Institution | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Surabhi Agrawal | Stanford University | West |
Background
The AAAP Finance Committee was developed in order to begin to develop a long-term strategy for financing the organization’s annual operations in light of changes related to long time sponsors and increasing financial constraints on members and their institutions. In addition to evaluating the long term financial needs and goals, this committee will serve as a vehicle for engagement of the membership broadly.
Charter
The Finance Committee will initially focus on the major areas/projects listed below:
- Review of sponsorship guidelines, levels of financial contribution, and expectations for partnership
- Formalize job posting criteria and pricing for distribution to various contacts including recruitment firms
- Develop budget templates related to regional and annual meetings
- can be used to evaluate sites and ensure that appropriate allocations and board decisions/recommendations are being made to account for operating expenses as part of the
- Evaluate and recommend to board of directors possible revenue generating opportunities that may be implemented as part of a long term plan of action to ensure financial stability and organizational sustainability
Roles & Responsibilities
The Finance Committee members will actively engage in developing recommendations for consideration by the board of directors and the membership at large (annual business meeting in May). Future members of the committee may need to review existing recommendations and policies for relevance to current situation(s) and revise either practice or process in light of change.
Anticipated time commitment
Given the charter of the committee, the board of directors anticipates participation in quarterly conference calls (which will be scheduled by Michael Propst) about an hour in duration. There may be delegated action items in follow up to the calls in order to move the chartered tasks along. In general the time commitment will likely be between 3 and 5 hours bi-monthly.
Work Group Membership Composition
Chair: Treasurer of AAAP, duration of service to Finance Committee consistent with that of the position of treasurer on the board.
Ad Hoc: President Elect of AAAP, for one year and with focus primarily on issues related to annual sponsorship which has been part of the President Elect position description.
Members: positions will be held for 12 months and may be recommended for reappointment for up to 24 months.
Advisors/content experts: as appropriate the Finance Committee may request that other members of the AAAP participate in discussion or development of recommendations to the board. Examples of content experts that might be helpful to the committee include, but are not limited to: site hosts for annual meetings, program directors for annual meetings, program directors for regional meetings, past board members.
Charter initiated: February 2015
If you would like additional information, please contact Surabhi Agrawal at surabhia@stanford.edu.