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In response to the publication by the American Academy of Pediatrics of Just the Facts, a handbook on teen sexual orientation aimed at a school audience, ACPeds issued its own publication, Facts About Youth, in March 2010. [7] Facts About Youth, along with a cover letter, was mailed to 14,800 school superintendents.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States. [1] It is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois , and maintains an office in Washington, D.C. [ 2 ] The AAP has published hundreds of policy statements, ranging from advocacy issues to practice recommendations.
For the past 20 years, the APA has been one of the co-sponsors (along with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Pediatric Research) of the annual Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, the largest regular pediatric research meeting in the world. The APA also sponsors regional meetings and provides members with numerous forums ...
This list of medical specialty colleges in the United States includes medical societies that represent board certified specialist physicians.The American Medical Association maintains a list of societies represented in its House of Delegates, while the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine maintains a list of osteopathic specialty colleges.
In 1933, the American Pediatric Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Association formed the American Board of Pediatrics for the purpose of examining and awarding certification to physicians who have superior knowledge in the field of the diseases of childhood. [8] [9]
The term pediatrics was first introduced in English in 1859 by Abraham Jacobi. In 1860, he became "the first dedicated professor of pediatrics in the world." [20] Jacobi is known as the father of American pediatrics because of his many contributions to the field. [21] [22] He received his medical training in Germany and later practiced in New ...
American Academy of Optometry: AAOS: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics: ABEM: American Board of Emergency Medicine: ABMS: American Board of Medical Specialties: ACCP: American College of Chest Physicians: ACEP: American College of Emergency Physicians: ACMPH: American College of Military Public Health ...
Van Meter cancelled his 37-year membership of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in protest of its inclusive stance regarding LGBT people. Van Meter has stated the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) was formed when the AAP established a position that gay couples could raise children without adverse effects on their well-being. [1]