We are excited to have you join the Section on Pediatric Trainees and the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Workgroup in this month-long exploration engage and better understand values within equity, diversity, and inclusion. This pediatrics-focused curriculum provides opportunities to
Read,
Watch,
Listen, and
Engage actively with content provided for each day, over the course of one month.
This course is open to all individuals interested in learning - AAP members and non-members. Please note that AAP membership and login is required to access the course landing page where all content will be housed. Daily emails will include all this same content and will be dispersed to all registrants.Each week’s content is centered around one specific theme to address key foundational history and frameworks to understand how participants can participate in improving health equity values at their level of training or practice. Participants are not required to finish every activity, but we encourage you to actively engage in this material in whatever capacity you see fit to maximize your time, learning style, and engagement with this curriculum. If you are participating in this challenge with a larger group, we suggest finding ways to share your learning experience as a community within your physical and virtual spaces.
To participate, please complete the registration form below. Once you submit this form, you have the option to participate in research on the effectiveness of this course.This course contains daily resources for you to read, watch, listen, and reflect over a period of 4 weeks. If you are registering after February 6, 2026, you will receive an email with instructions for accessing the course* within 10 business days of completing this registration form.
The Section on Pediatric Trainees is grateful to the leadership of the EDI Workgroup, specifically, Ashley Nmoh; Brigette Obokhae, MD, MS; Amundam Mancho, MD, MPH; Kendra Moore, MD, MPH; Forouhideh Peyvandi, MD, MS; Desiré Guillory, MD, FAAP; Fredericka Hendricksen; Kimberly Marie Najera, MD; and the many other volunteers from the SOPT EDI Workgroup, Student National Medical Association (SNMA), and Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) who helped develop this program.
*AAP Membership is required to access this website. AAP membership is available to medical students for $25/year, and residents who are not part of a dues-sponsored program may join for $160/year. To register, visit shop.aap.org, and complete your membership application form. As part of our commitment to equity, if you are a medical student unable to afford the $25 registration fee, please contact us.