Tammy Camp, MD, FAAP
Position sought:
National Nominating Committee
City and state of residence:
Shallowater, Texas
Where do you work and what is your title?
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical school and post-graduate education:
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Residency program and fellowship:
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Pediatrics, Lubbock
Involvement in AAP and other organizations:
- Participant in 2 AAP Chapter Quality Network Projects: ADHD, Asthma
- Texas Pediatric Society: Committees (Fetus and Newborn, Adolescent, Early Childhood, Foster Care, Emergency Preparedness, Executive Legislative), Task Forces (Quality Improvement; Member Education/Annual Meeting; Membership; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Executive Board Member (Member-at-large, Chair West Region, Secretary-Treasurer, President), Advocacy Day Team Leader
- Texas Medical Association, Lubbock County Medical Society
- Association of Pediatric Program Directors
- Health Advisory Committee, Texas Tech Early Head Start Program
- TEACH TX Collaborative
Why voters should choose you?
As an academic pediatrician, I spend half of my time seeing patients in a faculty practice, while the other half is spent directing a residency program. I relate to the pressures of the practicing pediatrician; yet I understand the critical role the academy plays in educating our future and current pediatricians. Significant challenges face pediatricians: financial viability of pediatric practice, advocating for evidence-based care for children, understanding health care disparities and confronting their root causes, and maintaining one’s own wellness. Academy leadership must be thoughtful and collaborative in their approach; I desire to seek out leadership that can promote this.