About APCCMPD

Since 1984, the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) is the only organization dedicated exclusively to pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship training programs and medical educators. We are an exceptional community of Program Directors, Associate Program Directors, Core Faculty, Program Coordinators, Administrators, and Fellows-in-Training who advance excellence in medical education through advocacy, professional development, and innovative resources that strengthen training programs and elevate the next generation of pulmonary and critical care specialists.

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Mission

Why we exist

Provide leadership and support for pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary/critical care medicine training, their subspecialties, their program directors and their programs.

Vision

Our organizational aspirations

Fostering excellence in training and mentoring of the next generation of educators in pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary/critical care medicine.

Values

Our foundation

Advocacy • Education as a Profession • Career Advancement for Educators • Educator Community Connection and Support • Inclusiveness and Belonging • Health Equity Education • Education Research and Innovation

Our Leaders

Meet the leaders guiding the APCCMPD and shaping its strategic direction.

President

James Frank, MD, MA

University of California San Francisco

President-Elect

Neal F. Chaisson, MD

Cleveland Clinic

Vice-President

Paru S. Patrawalla, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Immediate Past President

May M. Lee, MD, MHA

University of Southern California

Secretary-Treasurer

Maryl Kreider, MD, MSCE

University of Pennsylvania

Fellow Representative

Claudia Tejera Quesada, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Executive Director

Joyce Reitzner, MBA, MIPH

joycereitzner@apccmpd.org

We honor the leaders who have shaped the direction and impact of the APCCMPD since its founding.

Past Presidents

Our Work

Education and Training

We develop medical educators and program administrators through comprehensive curricula, leadership courses, and educational resources that enhance teaching skills and fellowship program management capabilities

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Assessment and Evaluation

In the fast-changing landscape of graduate medical education, we advance training excellence through rigorous assessment and evaluation. We help fellowship programs respond to today's challenges through our premier In-Service Examination and comprehensive benchmarking tools that advance fellowships and measure training effectiveness.

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Professional Development

In today's evolving medical education environment, we advance medical education as a profession through comprehensive leadership development programs. We help medical educators respond to today's challenges through our FLIGHT leadership academy, mentorship networks, and career advancement resources that establish medical education as a desired and rewarding career path.

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Advocoay and Policy

As graduate medical education policy continues to transform, we advance member interests through strategic advocacy and representation. We help fellowship programs respond to today's challenges through our direct engagement with ACGME, NRMP, ERAS, ABIM, and other key stakeholders that shape training requirements.

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Networking and Community

In an era of increasing specialization, we advance collective wisdom through meaningful relationship building where we are stronger together. We help educators respond to today's challenges through our conferences, online communities, and collaborative forums that transform individual experiences into shared knowledge for the greater benefit of all training programs.

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Advancement and Recognition

We advance educational excellence across all practice settings by supporting diverse pathways to achievement, whether through scholarly research, curriculum innovation, program development, or transformational teaching practices.

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