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Academic Fellows SIG

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SIG Description

Academic Fellows SIG was formed with the intent of creating a community of physicians who plan to remain in academics-both general pediatrics and all specialties. Having a forum of fellows with similar career goals will enable focus to be placed on areas of interest that are applicable to a career in academics. Young faculty less than 3 years out of fellowship would be encouraged to participate in an advisory capacity.

SIG Mission/Goals:

The goals of the Academic Fellows SIG will include fostering networking opportunities, research collaboration, mentorship ability, skills to function as independent researchers, advocacy and leadership training, career development and camaraderie among academically oriented fellows in pediatrics. These goals will be attained through Academic Fellows SIG meetings at PAS and potentially Regional meetings along with the development of an online community. Through this online community, resources common to the needs of all academic fellows can be compiled with the potential for webinars and additional learning activities. As core to the mission of the APA, the SIG would strive to encourage leadership in education, research, patient care and advocacy as fellows develop into young faculty and beyond.

PAS 2011 Meeting Presentations (Members Only Section)
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Your First Paper by Dr. Howard Bauchner
Effective, Efficient and Innovative Teaching As a Fellow: Who Says It Cannot Be Done? by Lewis R. First, M.D
Finding your First Job by Dr. Dewitt
Reference: Dungy CI, DeWitt TG, Nelso KG: Securing a Faculty Position: A Practical Guide for Residents, Fellows, Junior Faculty and their Mentors. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2005, 5(4):235-239
Teaching Students in the Outpatient Setting - Strategies to Make it Work

Reviewing Abstracts (Members Only Section)
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Reviewing abstracts for national and regional meetings: Yes You Can! by Benard Dreyer, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Scott Denne, Glenn Flores and Susan Berger
Reviewer Guidelines for Abstract Review for PAS by Benard Dreyer, Peter Szilagyi and Gary Freed

Recent article of interest

Jeffe DB, Whelan AJ, Andriole DA. Primary care specialty choices of United States medical graduates, 1997-2006. Academic Medicine. June 2010. Vol 85, Issue 6. p. 947-958.

December 2012 Newsletter Article

We are excited to be the new co-chairs of the Academic Fellows Special Interest Group and wish to extend our sincere gratitude to the prior chairs for their vision and hard work. Sara Slovin and Tracey Wilkinson collaborated to establish a SIG that would focus on the unique needs of academic fellows and young faculty in all pediatric specialties and foster opportunities for networking, research collaboration, career development, mentorship and advocacy. We plan to continue their established tradition of activism as the SIG's new co-chairs and look forward to meeting and working with you!

If you are interested in joining the SIG and becoming an active member, we would love your support! Please contact us via email.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Fellows' Conference: March 9 - 10, 2013, in Washington D.C. - Join your peers in this amazing conference, which is catered to address your needs! Details to follow.
PAS Meeting: May 4 - 7, 2013, in Washington D.C. - This is a must for any academic pediatrician! There are several sessions tailored just for you:
- Academic Fellows SIG workshop, Saturday, May 4, 2:45pm- 4:45pm
- 2nd APA Speed Mentoring Event, Saturday, May 4, 12pm - 2:00pm
- Academic Fellows SIG Lunch, Saturday, May 6, 12pm - 1:30pm
- And MUCH more
We'll see you there!