Purpose

To establish a fund to support key APA Programs:

• Young Investor Grant
• Scholarships to Annual Meetings
• Consultants for Healthcare Delivery Programs
• General fund for new programs that serve the APA mission.

The financial demands on the APA have increased along with its activities. Special Interest Groups (SIGs), regions and committees have extended their work beyond the annual meeting. APA programs have been limited by financial constraints. Our hope is for the APA Fund to be continuously renewed by member and corporate donations. We endeavor to raise $500,000 over a three-year period.

Program Descriptions

Young Investigator Grant
This program provides small grants (up to $10,000) to academic generalists in the earliest stages of their careers. Although there have been more than 500 applicant requests, only 42 awards have been made due to limited resources. Investigators have had 33 publications in peer-reviewed journals as a direct result of their funded projects.

Fellow Scholarships
Beginning in 1998, the APA received financial support to bring fellows to the annual meeting. Over 100 fellows have been recipients of these funds. Our goal is to provide support for many more.

Resident Scholarships
Our goal is to provide specific stipends annually for residents to attend the PAS meeting where they will experience the energizing activities of the APA, experiences that will stimulate interest in the clinical, research and teaching activities of academic generalists.

Health Care Delivery Consultation Program
This consultation program will provide technical assistance for the establishment and/or implementation of innovative health care delivery models to selected programs nationally. Both on-line and on-site consultations may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Serving underserved populations
• Integrating research in clinical practice
• Integrating teaching of residents and medical students in clinical practice
• Innovative approaches to delivering care to children with complex medical and psychological needs.

How You Can Help

Support of the APA Fund is an important way to promote general academic pediatrics. It will enable us to expand our already successful programs.

Contributions may be directed to the endowment (only interest dollars will be spent), or to a program specific activity in which you have a particular interest. Donations may be made in one of several methods:

• Individual gifts
  
  
• Donations in the form of a memorial or tribute
  
  
• Giving Options:
  
  • donation of appreciated stock
  • annual contribution
  • assignment of appreciated stock, real estate or cash to the APA as part of estate planning
  • bequeath to APA in your will
    
    
• Pledges (over a specified time period)

Click Here to download a Donation Form in PDF format

Questions
Contact Marge Degnon at 703-556-9222.