AAP Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan Vision

To lead a bold, inclusive, agile, and trusted pediatric, and trusted pediatric health movement—anchored in science and driven by equity—focused on the flourishing of every child and elevating the value of the pediatric profession.

Guiding Compass: What We Seek to Achieve

Children: Advance Child Health and Wellbeing

• Champion the health and wellbeing of all children as the Academy’s north star, with a focus on those most impacted by systemic inequities.
• Lead with science, courage, and clarity—remaining vigilant in identifying and responding to emerging threats to children’s health.
• Elevate the voices of children, families, and all pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists to shape public understanding and policy.

Members: Deliver Meaningful Member Value and Belonging

• Foster a deeply connected, trust-based relationship with members—shifting from transactional engagement to enduring partnership.
• Ensure pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists feel supported, valued, and represented across career stages, identities, and practice settings.
• Prioritize professional wellbeing, leadership development, and inclusive pathways for engagement and influence.

 Profession: Sustain and Grow the Profession of Pediatrics

• Strengthen pediatrics as a thriving, future-ready profession that attracts, retains, and supports pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists across career stages and practice settings.
• Address workforce sustainability, fix chronic underpayment, and evolve models of care to ensure long-term viability and impact.
• Equip the profession to adapt and lead in a changing environment—leveraging innovation, data, and partnerships so pediatric health care clinicians remain essential, trusted advocates for children and families.

Organization: Operate as a Trusted, Adaptive, and High-Impact Organization

• Ensure the AAP operates with agility, clarity, and alignment to its core values. Strengthen the Academy’s reputation as a trusted, science-driven voice and a credible leader in child health.
• Continuously evolve governance, strategy, and decision-making—balancing rapid response to immediate challenges with long-term impact.

Center Equity

• Embed equity as a core operating principle across all dimensions of the Academy’s work—informing how decisions are made, resources are allocated, and impact is measured.
• Advance policies and practices that dismantle systemic inequities and improve outcomes for children and pediatric health care providers.
• Hold the organization accountable to equitable outcomes, inclusive leadership, and meaningful engagement with the communities AAP serves

Roadmap

Leverage Innovation and Technology to Advance Pediatrics

• Use innovation and technology to improve child health outcomes, strengthen pediatric practice, and modernize AAP’s capabilities.
• Guide the responsible and ethical integration of emerging technologies across care delivery, policy, and child wellbeing .
• Equip pediatric health care providers with tools and insights to adapt to evolving models of care, enhance professional wellbeing, and reduce administrative burden.

Strengthen Strategic Communication, Trust, and Response

• Lead with clear, science-driven communication that builds trust, engages members, and shapes public understanding of child health and the pediatric profession
• Proactively monitor, anticipate, and respond to emerging threats to children’s health, science, and the integrity of pediatric care.
• Elevate AAP’s voice and influence through strategic storytelling, media engagement, and coordinated messaging.

Activate and Align Strategic Partnerships

• Build and align diverse, cross-sector partnerships that expand AAP’s reach, credibility, and impact on child health and pediatric practice.
• Advance collaborative, team-based, and integrated models of care that improve coordination and outcomes for children and families.
• Mobilize partners to increase investment in children and strengthen the systems that support pediatric care and the profession.