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For
information on how to get involved with
SOHM,
or for further information about specific Section activities, contact Niccole Alexander
via email at nalexander@aap.org.
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The
Section on Hospital Medicine (SOHM) was
approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Board of Directors in June
1999 and held its first formal Section
meeting in October 2000. The SOHM serves as a forum for members with a special interest and commitment
to general inpatient pediatric care.
Membership
in the SOHM is open to pediatric
hospitalists, general pediatricians, academicians, primary care pediatricians,
subspecialists and residents, and physician assistants with an active interest
and involvement in general inpatient pediatrics. The Section focuses on systems,
logistics and organization of general inpatient pediatric care in addition to
relevant clinical issues.
Areas
of focus of the SOHM include education, policy, membership, communication, and
research. Opportunities for involvement in each of these areas are available.
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS focus on selected general inpatient
topics and organization and operation of pediatric hospitalist systems.
POLICY
DISCUSSIONS to
date center on the nature and implications of pediatric hospitalist practice with
opportunities to address other general inpatient issues. Towards this end, the
Section pursued a liaison relationship with the Committee on Hospital Care and
the SOHM Chairperson has been approved to serve as a member on the Committee on
Hospital Care.
MEMBERSHIP
RECRUITMENT is
an ongoing project and the SOHM aims to develop a broadly based membership to
reflect the diversity of general inpatient pediatrics.
COMMUNICATION
EFFORTS include
a regular newsletter as well as electronic communication. A very active SOHM LISTSERV
serves as a forum and open discussion forum for SOHM members and non-members.
RESEARCH
POSSIBILITIES abound,
and the membership of the Section provides a resource for investigators studying
systems of delivering general inpatient pediatric care. The first research goal
of the SOHM is to develop an accurate and complete database of current pediatric
hospitalist systems.
For
an application for membership in SOHM,
call
the AAP Customer Service Center at 866/THE-AAP1, or 866/843-2271, or CLICK
HERE for the Membership Information
and Applications homepage.
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