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| The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP has approximately 60,000 members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and many other countries. Members include pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists. More than 34,000 members are board-certified and called Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP). HISTORY MISSION
STATEMENT (See AAP At-A-Glance) STRUCTURE
AND GOVERNANCE Members
vote each year for a national vice president, who also serves as president-elect.
The Executive Committee, which conducts AAP business on a daily basis, consists
of the president, president-elect, vice president and executive director as ex-officio
member. Current Executive Committee members are: PRESIDENT:
Renée R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP Members
also elect officers for their chapters, which serve states and territories in
the U.S. and Canadian provinces. Chapters are individually incorporated, have
their own bylaws, and further the aims of the national organization as well as
local priorities. The
AAP is a not-for-profit Illinois corporation organized for scientific and educational
purposes, exempt from income tax under Section 501(c) (3) of the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code. The AAP has been classified as an organization that is not a private
foundation as defined in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. ACTIVITIES
More than 30 committees develop many of the AAP's positions
and programs. Committees have interests as varied as injury and poison prevention,
disabled children, sports medicine, nutrition and child health financing.
The AAP currently has 5
councils and 47 sections consisting of more than 40,000 members with interest
in specialized areas of pediatrics. This includes a section for resident physicians
with more than 9,000 members. Sections and councils present educational programs
for both their members and the general membership of the AAP in order to highlight
current research and practical knowledge in their respective subspecialties.
The AAP publishes Pediatrics,
its monthly scientific journal; Pediatrics
in Review, its continuing education journal; and its membership newspaper
AAP News. It also publishes manuals
on such topics as infectious diseases and school health. In its public education
efforts, the AAP produces patient education brochures on a variety of topics
and a series of child
care books written by AAP members.
The AAP executes original research in social, economic
and behavioral areas and promotes funding of research. It maintains a Washington,
D.C. office to ensure that children's health needs are taken into consideration
as legislation and public policy are developed. The AAP's state
advocacy staff provides assistance to chapters, promoting issues such as child
safety legislation and Medicaid policies that increase access to care for low-income
children. SOURCES
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