For Members

We welcome all Academy Fellows or Members with an interest and commitment to enhancing their own ability and the ability of other pediatricians to effectively use and/or understand the media to improve child health and promote pediatrics by sharing experiences, strategies, success, and failure.

The COCM has a number of venues for Members communication including a listserv. For current AAP Members the Council on Communications and Media can be joined by applying online.

The directions to join are quick and easy.

  1. Go to www.aap.org and log in with your AAP ID and password
  2. Click on "View All Committees, Councils & Sections"
  3. Under "Councils" click on "Join Now"
  4. That takes you to the "Section and Council Membership" page. Under "Fast Track Section and Council Membership," click on "here" next to the lock and follow the prompts.

Dues are $25 annually, $10 for Resident Fellows.

An affiliate membership category is open to both licensed physicians not eligible for AAP membership and non-physician candidates interested in using the media to improve child health or promote pediatrics and/or understanding how the media affects child health.

Affiliate Members dues are $60 annually.

A physician candidate for affiliate membership must submit:

  1. Two letters from Fellow or Specialty Fellow Members of the Council
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Completed application form and any necessary fees

A non physician candidate must submit:

  1. Two letters from Fellow or Specialty Fellow Members of the Council describing the candidate's media-related activity and how it would enhance the work of the Council and of the Academy.
  2. Curriculum Vitae or resume
  3. Completed application form and any necessary fees.

To apply click here, which will take you the affiliate application form and the sponsor form.

For questions or comments, please contact cocm@aap.org.

 

 

If you are involved in media-related activities, we'd love to hear from you! Email the COCM Editor with any ideas, comments and updates of your activities.