AAP Sections

AAP Sections are communities members join to connect with other like-minded professionals who share a pediatric subspecialty, surgical specialty, special area of interest, or stage of life.

Sections cultivate ideas and develop programs within their subspecialty or special interest that improve the care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Each Section is guided by an Executive Committee elected by Section members.

SOAPM
Section on Administration and Practice Management
SOAH
Section on Adolescent Health
SOATT
Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology
SOAI
Section on Allergy and Immunology
SOA
Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
SOB
Section on Bioethics
SOBr
Section on Breastfeeding
SOCCS
Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
SOCDRP
Section on Child Death Review and Prevention
SOCPT
Section on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
SOCC
Section on Critical Care
SOD
Section on Dermatology
SODBP
Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
SOECP
Section on Early Career Physicians
SOEM
Section on Emergency Medicine
SOEn
Section on Endocrinology
SOEPHE
Section on Epidemiology, Public Health, and Evidence
SOGHN
Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
SOGH
Section on Global Health (SOGH)
SOHO
Section on Hematology Oncology
SOHCa
Section on Home Care
SOHPM
Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine
SOHM
Section on Hospital Medicine
SOID
Section on Infectious Diseases
SOIM
Section on Integrative Medicine
SOIMG
Section on International Medical Graduates
SOLGBTHW
Section on LGBT Health and Wellness
SOMP
Section on Medicine Pediatrics
SOMHEI
Section on Minority Health, Equity, and Inclusion
SONPM
Section on Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
SONp
Section on Nephrology
SONS
Section on Neurological Surgery
SONu
Section on Neurology
SONTPT
Section on Nicotine and Tobacco Prevention and Treatment
SOOb
Section on Obesity
SOOp
Section on Ophthalmology
SOOH
Section on Oral Health
SOOr
Section on Orthopaedics
SOOPe
Section on Osteopathic Pediatricians
SOOHNS
Section on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
SOPPSM
Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
SOPT
Section on Pediatric Trainees
SOPS
Section on Plastic Surgery
SORa
Section on Radiology
SORh
Section on Rheumatology
SOSM
Section on Senior Members
SOSILM
Section on Simulation and Innovative Learning Methods
SOSu
Section on Surgery
SOTC
Section on Telehealth Care
SOTM
Section on Transport Medicine
SOUS
Section on Uniformed Services
SOUCM
Section on Urgent Care Medicine
SOU
Section on Urology