Getting Involved
Join a Section/Council:
The primary purpose of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Sections/Councils is education. Programs developed by Sections/Councils constitute more than half of the educational programming at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition. Sections/Councils are also involved in policy development, practice guidelines, public education, and advocacy.
As a Section/Council Member, you will have the opportunity to share ideas with and learn from colleagues who share your specific interests and/or subspecialty background.
The following sections/council accept International members:
- Council on Children With Disabilities
- Council on Communications and Media
- Council on Community Pediatrics
- Council on Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship Care
- Council on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention
- Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness
- Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology (Provisional)
- Section on Allergy & Immunology*
- Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine*
- Section on Bioethics
- Section on Breastfeeding
- Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery*
- Section on Child Abuse & Neglect
- Section on Critical Care
- Section on Developmental & Behavioral
- Section on Early Education and Child Care
- Section on Emergency Medicine
- Section on Endocrinology
- Section on Hematology/Oncology
- Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Section on Hospital Medicine
- Section on Infectious Diseases
- Section on Integrative Medicine
- Section on International Child Health
- Section on Nephrology
- Section on Obesity (Provisional)
- Section on Ophthalmology*
- Section on Pediatric Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine
- Section on Perinatal Pediatrics
- Section on Rheumatology*
- Section on Telehealth Care
- Section on Tobacco Control (provisional)*
- Section on Transport Medicine
*Section may have additional requirements.
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Learn more about joining a section/council.
Apply for section/council membership.
Join as an Affiliate member:
Council/Section Affiliate membership is available to those who are not eligible for AAP membership. Applicants for Council/Section Affiliation must meet the qualifications and requirements stipulated by the respective Bylaws and the AAP Board of Directors.
The following Sections/Councils accept international physicians as affiliate members:
- Council on Community Pediatrics
- Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
- Section on Critical Care
- Section on Developmental & Behavioral
- Section on Emergency Medicine
- Section on Endocrinology
- Section on International Child Health
- Section on Oral Health
- Section on Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
- Section on Plastic Surgery
- Section on Radiology
- Section on Surgery
- Section on Urology
