• AMSPDC – New Bridge Program 2023
• 2023 AMSPDC Annual Meeting! March 2-5, 2023 at Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater, FL.
• AMSPDC Division Directors Academy
• Make a Difference for Kids: Become a Pediatric Scientist! Research Committee Workshop Series

• Leading Health Care Organizations Urge Action to Protect Physicians, Hospitals, Patients and Families from Violence
• APPD/COMSEP/AMSPDC/FuturePedsRes/NextGenPediatricians Letter to Our Pediatrics Community About the Residency Recruitment Process
• APPD/CoPS/AMSPDC Letter to Our Pediatrics Community About the Fellowship Recruitment Process
• Pediatrics 2025: AMSPDC Workforce Initiative
• AMSPDC Statement on Vaccines for Kids

Vision: Academic Pediatric Departments lead in care delivery, research, training, and advocacy that improves the health and wellbeing of children in their communities and throughout the world.

Values Statement:

• Integrity
  We are professional and honest in our working relationships and strive for equity and fairness in our decision making. We honor our commitments and hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical and performance standards.
• Collaboration
  We are committed to working together with each other, patient groups, and relevant professional organizations. We support a culture of participation and inclusion, including the formation of partnerships, and advocacy designed to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions that impact children’s health. We respect differences among our members and their organizations, recognizing they are part of our strength, and freely share ideas to inspire and learn from one another.
• Compassion
  We care about children and families and each other.
• Innovation
  We support an organizational culture that values change and innovation.
• Leadership
  As the leaders in academic pediatrics we model the values of our organization and help to develop the leaders of tomorrow.
• Excellence
  We pursue excellence in all our core missions: clinical care, research, education and advocacy.
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  We are committed to proactively engaging, understanding and addressing equity, diversity and inclusion.

The American Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs stand behind our providers and pediatric leaders who are working to give the needed care to an underserved population of youth who identify as transgender and gender dysphoric who face significant health disparities.