Leadership

Michael S. Ryan, MD, MEHP
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Chair

Maya Neeley, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chair-Elect

APEX is recruiting for participants, faculty, and steering committee members.

Are you a pediatrician interested in expanding your teaching skills and competence in evidence-based educational strategies? Do you want to take your career to the next level and inspire your residents and students with more meaningful learning opportunities? Would you like to meet and collaborate with like-minded educators? Well, we have the program for you.

Advancing Pediatric Educator eXcellence (APEX) is a one-year APA teaching program and will soon be recruiting for its next cohort scheduled to coincide with the Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Conference in 2027 (New Orleans).

APEX is a unique longitudinal national program, held during sequential PHM or Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) conferences. The program offers learning opportunities that are highly interactive and foster an ongoing exchange of ideas and best practices. Participants learn educational theory and specific skills they will apply at their home institution with direct observation of teaching by a local mentor. Under the guidance of expert faculty, they will also build a cohort of educators from institutions across the country and together develop educational workshops for national presentation. Previous cohorts have had over a dozen workshops accepted at national meetings, including PHM.

Ideal participants are pediatric hospitalists, general pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, pediatric surgical specialists, and advanced practice providers who seek to advance their clinical teaching skills through a process of reflection, exposure to new ideas, discussion, and practice. Though well suited to junior hospitalists, more senior hospitalists will find the program equally advantageous as they evolve their teaching skills for the next generation of learners.

“I think it is worth emphasizing how interactive the sessions are and how this program really brings like-minded folks together to share ideas.” – Stephen Pishko APEX Graduate

Apply

APEX Teaching Program PHM / PAS 2027-2028 Cohort

APPLY HERE using your APA username and password to login. Once you access the application dashboard, enter your name, select Advancing Pediatric Educator eXcellence (APEX) from the dropdown menu, and click “Begin New Submission” to start your application. There is a $125 member and $200 non-member application fee.

If accepted to this program, you must be an APA member.

Not a member? Please join here.

  • APEX is currently recruiting for faculty - apply here.
  • APEX is currently recruiting for Steering Committee members - apply here.

Tuition and Fees:

  • There is a $125 member and $200 non-member application fee.
  • Tuition is due 45 days after acceptance:
    • $2,000 for APA members
    • $2,500 for non-APA members and you will be given APA membership for one year

Tuition covers both of the pre-conference workshops as well as all online learning opportunities. Participants are responsible for covering their own registration fees and travel expenses to either PHM or PAS conferences. Attendance at PHM or PAS is required in Year 1, but in Year 2 participants need only be present for the pre-conference workshop, which is included in the APEX tuition.