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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.

February 2012 Newsletter Article

The Academic Fellows SIG has been on the move expanding opportunities for fellow involvement in the APA. We have three new liaisons representing fellows' perspectives on task forces and committees, in addition to a newly formed Executive Committee to guide the SIG's agenda forward. In addition, any SIG member is welcome to participate in the Executive Committee by contacting Sara Slovin (sara.slovin@gmail.com) or Tracey Wilkinson (tracey.wilkinson@bmc.org).

Liaison Updates:

The Mentorship Task Force has put together a fantastic speed-mentoring program, which will take place during PAS. Many SIG members will be participating and Melissa Cellini serves as the liaison for our SIG.
The Career and Professional Development Task Force will be working to enhance fellows' transition to junior faculty. Candice Taylor Lucas represents fellows on this recently established Task Force.
The Academic General Pediatric Accreditation Committee (AGPAC) is designed to strengthen fellowship training in Academic General Pediatrics. James Feinstein is our SIG's liaison to the AGPAC, which has accredited 11 programs since 2009.

The Academic Fellows SIG would like to thank Dr. Benard Dreyer for helping organize a Mentored PAS Abstract Review, in addition to all the faculty who volunteered as mentors. Ten fellows had the opportunity to participate in this pilot program, which received a lot of positive feedback and encouraged participants to serve as independent abstract reviewers in the future. We hope to expand this pilot program next year and are very appreciative of all the APA support to facilitate its success.

We are very excited about the progress the Academic Fellows SIG has made in the year since its inception and are eager to have new members become involved. All academic fellows and young faculty less than three years out of fellowship are encouraged to join. In addition, we are working on an exciting agenda for our PAS 2012 SIG meeting on Sunday, April 29^th from 12-3pm that will include a session on how to negotiate the contract for your first job and an interactive discussion addressing how to serve the interests of academic fellows and young faculty moving forward.

SIG Co-Chairs
Sara Slovin
sslovin@jhsph.edu

Tracey Wilkinson
tracey.wilkinson@bmc.org

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