Call for AAP National Committees

The AAP Board of Directors is soliciting nominations to fill member vacancies in the following AAP National Committees for terms beginning July 1, 2023:

  1. Committee on Continuing Medical Education
  2. Committee on Development 
  3. Committee on Drugs
  4. Committee on Hospital Care
  5. Committee on Infectious Diseases
  6. Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management
  7. Committee on Nutrition 
  8. Committee on Pediatric Research
  9. Committee on Pediatric Workforce
  10. Committee on Practice & Ambulatory Medicine 
  11. Committee on State Government Affairs
  12. Committee on Substance Use and Prevention
  13. Council on Children and Disasters
  14. Council on Immigrant Child and Family Health

The AAP Board of Directors is soliciting nominations to fill member vacancies beginning July 1, 2023. Information on the requirements, the statements of needs for each position, and the application materials is available on AAP.org. To be considered complete, an application must include a (1) factsheet, (2) biographical summary, (3) letter of nomination, and (4) letter of support.  To receive a TPS/Texas chapter letter of support, please email your CV and draft letter of support to TPS Executive Director Stacey Mather. TPS is proud to support our active and engaged members in this national opportunity. The deadline for nominations is February 17, 2023. Nominees must submit the completed application package to the Chapter Executive Director, Chapter Chair Charleta Guillory, MD, MPH, and the AAP Nominations Team (nominations@aap.org). Once submitted, candidates will receive a request to complete their Conflict of Interest Disclosure. Completion of this disclosure will finalize the application process.  For more information and a list of AAP committees and councils please visit here.

As part of the AAP Equity Agenda, the Board of Directors is committed to increasing the percentage of members from groups underrepresented in medicine that are serving in Academy leadership positions. Diverse candidates in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or national origin are encouraged to apply. To ensure a diverse pool of applications, the call for nominations will be widely distributed. 

Thank you for your review and contribution to the nominations process of AAP National Committees for the 2023 term. Please email any questions to nominations@aap.org.