Happy New Year from the MPPDA Executive Committee!
We hope that you all enjoyed a nice break from the action over the holiday and are re-energized for the last leg of interview season. As program directors, the end of interview season might be a good time to re-connect with your residents to celebrate a job well-done for all of their recruiting efforts. January and February can be a time of higher burnout and exhaustion and taking time to connect with each other can certainly help with morale. We would personally love to hear some of the things you and your programs do to reconnect with each other during the long winter months. Please feel free to comment below or to email us at [email protected].
MPPDA NATIONAL MEETING
Speaking of reconnecting, we are looking forward to seeing everyone at our national meeting on April 20th and 21st in Las Vegas. Please click this link to view the preliminary 2016 MPPDA Meeting Agenda. The speakers, dates and times listed have been confirmed, but still may be subject to slight change. Please follow this link to register for the meeting: APDIM/MPPDA 2016. This is the link to the Mirage Hotel. We will be accepting poster submissions for the meeting as well as soliciting questions for the ACGME, ABIM, and ABP members at the end of January. We will be notifying you of the date and format of submission via the email listserv shortly.
MPPDA AWARD NOMINATIONS
AAIM is still accepting nominations for the Walter Tunnessen Jr. Award and the MPPDA Leadership in Med-Peds Award. The current deadline for submission has been extended to Friday January 22, 2016.
Please follow this link to submit your nominations: MPPDA AWARD NOMINATIONS
Walter Tunnessen Jr. Award Criteria:
Program directors may nominate one of their fourth year residents for this award by submitting a letter (up to two pages) describing the qualities and accomplishments of the resident in the following areas:
- Education: the resident should be recognized by faculty, peers, and students as an excellent teacher and role model.
- Clinical Care: the resident should demonstrate compassion, altruism, and outstanding communication skills with patients and families.
- Advocacy: the resident should show awareness of the impact that the larger community has on the health of children and adults, and should show evidence of advocacy on behalf of patients or the larger community.
MPPDA Leadership in Med-Peds Award Criteria:
In selecting a recipient, predominant attention for this award is given to a candidate who is outstanding in their clinical field, a national leader in med-peds, and has made a significant contribution to the education of med-peds residents, promoted student interest in training in med-peds, supported faculty development of med-peds, and supported the development and betterment of med-peds as a discipline. The candidate is not required to be a current member of MPPDA.
2016 APPD MEETING
As a reminder, the 2016 APPD Spring Meeting is taking place on March 30-April 2, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the New Orleans Marriott. Please follow this link to register for the 2016 APPD Meeting. Also, please mark your calendars for 2017. The 2017 APPD Spring Meeting will be held in Anaheim, California from Wednesday, April 5 through Saturday, April 8th. The 2017 MPPDA National Meeting will be held on April 4th and 5th.
2016 NMPRA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE
The University of Miami (UM)/Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH) Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Program is hosting the National Med-Peds Resident Association (NMPRA) Southeast Regional Conference on January 30, 2016. This year’s conference, themed Innovations in Medical Education, offers sessions and engaging workshops on integrated technology, global health/humanitarian education, transitional care, procedural training, and combined fellowships. Please encourage your residents and students to attend. Follow this link for registration: [http://www.jmhmedpeds.org/nmpra]
PROGRAM DIRECTORS’ SURVEY
The MPPDA Research Committee is putting the finishing touches on the Annual MPPDA Program Director’s Survey and it will be sent out via the email listserv very shortly. Thank you for your patience. Please make every effort to complete the survey in a timely manner. We would like to have a very high response rate in order to best characterize our specialty and aid with the publication of results. The survey itself looks very good and should not take long to complete this year.
MED-PEDS GRADUATE DENOMINATOR PROJECT
As interview season starts to wind down, a member of the MPPDA Executive Committee will be contacting you to check in briefly. This is similar to our SWOT analysis calls from last year. We would like to touch base briefly with each of you for suggestions and feedback, as well as to monitor progress with the Denominator Project that we are using to track graduates of all Med-Peds program graduates. If your program administrator would like assistance, please email Mark DeVany.
MPPDA ELECTIONS
Also, elections for the 2016 MPPDA Executive Committee will be held shortly. Please watch for an email announcement from AAIM before the end of the month.
Good luck with the rest of interview season, and please let us know what we can do to better serve you.
Best,
Russ Kolarik and Sandi Moutsios
On behalf of the MPPDA Executive Committee
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