The Section on Administration and Practice Management (SOAPM) is directed by a six-member Executive Committee, which is elected by the SOAPM members who are eligible to vote. The Executive Committee may be elected for two 3-year terms, for a total of 6 years. The Chairperson is nominated by the existing Executive Committee members and may serve for two 2- year terms, for a total of 10 years in the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee meets two times a year: once in the Fall at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition and once in the Spring.
Other SOAPM members also serve in leadership capacities; they include:
- The immediate past-chairperson as ex-officio member
- The nominating committee chairperson and nominating committee members
- The editor for SOAPM's biannual newsletter, soapmnews
- The liaison member to the Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine
- The liaison from the Section on Medical Students, Residents, and Fellowship Trainees
- The liaison member to the Committee on Child Health Financing
- The liaison member to the Payer Advocacy Advisory Committee
Executive Committee
Beth Gallant, DO, FAAP
Chairperson
Roseburg, OR
Krekamey Craig, MD, FAAP
Montclair, NJ
Kelly-Parker Mello, MD, FAAP
Portsmouth, NH
John Sutter, MD, FAAP
Clifton, NJ
Eliza Varadi, MD, FAAP
Charleston, SC
William Zurhellen, MD, FAAP
Holderness, NH
Last Updated
01/05/2024
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics