Committees Our four standing committees are open to all interested members. The Education Committee oversees a variety of educational activities, many of which were mentioned in the Education portion of this Annual Report. The Research Committee oversees research activities. The Public Policy and Advocacy Committee guides our advocacy efforts. The Child Health Care Delivery Committee focuses on priority medical care issues. To
review the committee reports, follow these links APA members are also members of one of the 11 regions (10 within North America, one International), and elect regional co-chairs to organize local networking activities (e.g. newsletters, conferences and listserves). Each Region is a local community of academic generalists who serve as an incubator for new ideas within our organization. Each Region hosts a regional meeting at some point during the year, offering opportunities for young scholars to present their work for critique and refinement prior to national presentation. Regions can offer awards, scholarships and research support- members are encouraged to inquire about such opportunities with their Regional co-Chairs. To see the full panoply of regional activities, please see the Regional Reports (click here). The first Special Interest Groups (SIGs) were started over twenty years ago as a means for members with specific interests to meet and pursue common questions and concerns, network, and generally work to advance their knowledge and activities in that interest area. Who could have predicted the exponential growth the APA has seen in SIGs? We now have 36 SIGs covering areas of interest from Advocacy Training to Women in Medicine. Over the years, SIGs have developed educational curricula (Serving the Underserved, 1993), faculty handbooks (Manual for Pediatric Continuity Clinic Directors, 1999) and multi-site projects (the Faculty Development SIG and the Emergency Medicine SIG are just two examples). In 2006, E-Connections, created by the Faculty Development SIG, went live, providing an on-line resource for junior faculty to find mentors from our membership to guide them on specific projects for a discrete time-frame. Apart from these activities, SIGs play an important role in the content of the PAS Annual Meeting. The 36 SIGs hold a session for presentations and networking, thus provide the membership with direct access to the overall programming of the meeting. Membership in the APA SIGs is open to any APA member, and members are strongly encouraged to participate actively in the SIGs of their choice. For a full report on all SIG activities, click here. The APA is pleased to continue its long-standing alliance with the following:
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