ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Programs

1. The association sponsors spring and fall meetings during which the meeting programs will provide a comprehensive update for residency program directors and coordinators, with particular emphasis on the needs of new program directors and coordinators, with the major focus on program requirements of the rrc and accreditation process. Additional features will include eras problem solving, role definition, conflict resolution, and orientation for house staff. Meetings also includes winter board retreat, appd hosted regional events, and other meetings and liaisons during the year.

   $1,775,272 spent$1,677,300 earned by the program
   59% of program spending

2. The association provides membership services for annual and regional meetings, newsletter, and membership directory. The association provides convenient electronic services to its members such as list serves, website access, annual surveys, online registrations and dues renewal, electronic balloting, notifications of upcoming events and opportunities, and meeting materials.

   $352,479 spent$1,217,155 earned by the program
   12% of program spending

3. Longitudinal education assessment research network (learn) was created to promote the development of educational assessment methods to be used by pediatric residency programs for the purpose of improving measurement of learner outcomes and providing performance data for program improvement.

   $324,297 spent
   11% of program spending

4. Lesson: longitudinal educational software solutions and outcomes network is a program created to assist members in creating robust online curricula for pediatrics. The mission of appd lesson is to produce meaningful educational materials that advance the training of future pediatricians for the purpose of improving the health and well-being of children. Our vision is to advance exemplary pediatric education through the assistance of educational technology, outcome-based curriculum development, and learner assessment.

   $211,583 spent
   7% of program spending

5. Lead was created to provide outstanding training for educators aspiring to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become leaders in medical education.

   $112,706 spent$117,000 earned by the program
   4% of program spending

6. Leapes is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and networking for pediatric graduate medical education specialists who wish to gain expertise needed to successfully guide the success of graduate medical education programs and advance their gme careers.

   $52,839 spent$44,000 earned by the program
   2% of program spending

7. The appd cbme data hub is a dynamic new system designed to help program leaders accelerate their implementation of competency-based medical education (cbme). The data hub allows programs to upload clinical competency committee (ccc) determined entrustable professional activity (epa) supervision levels and receive two things in return: 1) recommended acgme milestone levels, and 2) summary of epa practice readiness (I.e., ready for unsupervised practice). The cbme data hub is available to all appd member programs, allowing cccs to focus their assessment efforts on the 12 epas for general pediatrics while also being equipped to consider and report the 22 acgme milestones. It is currently built for general pediatrics epas, with subspecialty fellowship epas to follow.

   $50,000 spent
   2% of program spending

8. The aims program is designed to provide professional development and mentorship to underrepresented-in-medicine pediatric residents by introducing them earlier in their training to the appd community and careers in pediatric medical education, with the objective of increasing diversity in pediatric medical education leadership.

   $47,754 spentof which $37,394 as grants
   2% of program spending

9. Regional expenses are incurred for regional meetings and small research grants.

   $33,232 spentof which $23,994 as grants
   1% of program spending

10. The fuel (fostering uim education leadership) faculty mentoring program aims to increase diversity in pediatric medical education leadership through professional development and mentorship of underrepresented in medicine early career faculty. Participants will be exposed to the many careers in pediatric medical education, as well as the professional development opportunities and educational leaders within the appd community. The program is based on mentorship, sponsorship and representation with a focus on experiential learning.

    $25,295 spentof which $18,329 as grants
    1% of program spending

11. The association makes periodic organizational support grants to like-minded non-profit organizations. The association reviews the requests for organizational support and decisions are based on a board vote.

    $10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants
    0% of program spending

12. The global health education scholarship provides the opportunity for international recipients to receive financial assistance to attend the appd annual spring meeting, speak at the global health peg meeting, participate in an educational exchange at a local hospital, and receive ongoing mentorship in global health education scholarship.

    $5,221 spentof which $5,221 as grants
    0% of program spending

13. 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.

    $7,500 spent
    0% of program spending

The 13 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,008,178.