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Print Document Fall 2007 Newsletter Article This year’s annual meeting was the first to take place outside of the United States in Region III, in Toronto, Ontario Canada. We had a great Region III morning breakfast. We were very fortunate to have Dr. Peter Szilagyi, APA President, who is from Rochester in Region III at our breakfast meeting. Peter spoke briefly about the APA’s Strategic Plan for 2007-2012. Seven letters have subsequently been emailed out. One item seemed to strike a cord with many members – How might we change the name of the APA to be meaningful for many APA members today but still represent the long and important history of academic general pediatrics. Plans are well underway for our annual regional meeting. As with last year, this will be a joint meeting with Region II at New York University. Mark the date on your calendars March 7, 2008 and stay tuned for more details. The morning session will be a workshop on Leadership Training for Academic Pediatricians. This will be lead by Dr. Maryellen Gusic – Associate Dean for Clinical Education, Penn State University College of Medicine and Dr. Ken Slaw, the director of the Division of Sections within the AAP Department of Education. Slaw has a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Illinois-Urbana. For preparation, you might refer to the article: Training Young Pediatricians as Leaders for the 21st Century. Pediatrics. 2005; 115: 765-773. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Benard Dreyer New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Dreyer is Professor and Interim Chair Department of Pediatrics, and Chair of the APA Research Committee. There will be a lunchtime poster session and opportunities for networking with regional and national leaders of the organization. In the afternoon the young investigator award presentation will be followed by platform presentations or original research by our members. Please look for the call for abstracts for this meeting. The regional meeting offers an opportunity for feedback on your presentations in preparation for the national PAS meeting in May. Academic general pediatrics is changing and evolving and we need your suggestions, your input and your participation. If you have any thoughts about the role and activities of Region III and the APA, please email or contact either one of us. |