Use Your Expertise to Advocate for Children's Health in California!
Are you passionate about improving children's health and looking for ways to make a meaningful impact beyond your clinical practice?
AAP California Chapter 1 offers pediatricians, residents, and medical students a variety of volunteer leadership opportunities to advocate for policies that support children and families across Northern and Central California. Whether you're interested in legislative advocacy, community engagement, or advancing equity in pediatric care, our committees and initiatives provide a platform to use your expertise, collaborate with like-minded professionals, and drive real change.
Join us in shaping a healthier future for California’s children!
Leadership Opportunities at AAPCA1
Newsletter Editor
Overview: The Newsletter Editing Team supports the chapter newsletter by carefully reviewing monthly drafts and helping ensure content is clear, polished, and professional. This role involves proofreading Google Docs and Constant Contact drafts, providing thoughtful edits, and collaborating with the editing team to strengthen the overall quality of each issue. Team members receive a monthly schedule outlining key editing dates and are asked to commit approximately 4–6 hours per month to support the newsletter process.
Time Commitment: 4-6 hours per month
Key Responsibilities:
- Commit approximately 4-6 hours per month to meticulously proofread Google Docs drafts and Constant Contact drafts of the newsletter.
- Receive a monthly rundown of dates to stay informed about the designated week for newsletter edits.
- Collaborate closely with the newsletter editing team to deliver comprehensive edits, enhancing the overall quality of newsletter drafts.
- Contribute valuable edits based on the provided schedule, ensuring the newsletter meets high-quality standards.
Overview: The Area Director is a volunteer leadership role responsible for representing and addressing the unique needs of their designated region. With 11 regional positions, each Area Director plays a crucial role in member engagement, advocacy, and communication between their local community and the Board of Directors.
Term: 2 years, may be re-elected for an unlimited number of terms
Time Commitment: 2-4 hours a month - Quarterly meetings with the AAPCA1 board
Perks and Benefits
- Leadership Development: Enhance your leadership skills by shaping policies, initiatives, and programs that impact children’s health in California.
- Exclusive Networking Opportunities: Connect with pediatric leaders, policymakers, and community advocates at both state and national levels.
- Influence Chapter Priorities: Play a key role in setting the strategic direction and advocacy efforts of AAPCA1.
- Collaboration with AAP National: Engage with AAP National leadership and initiatives, contributing to pediatric advocacy on a broader scale.
- Discounts for Chapter meetings.
Role Responsibilities
As Area Director:
- Serve as a voting Board Member
- Assess and address regional needs, including advocacy opportunities and local initiatives.
- Plan and lead engagement activities in the local region to foster a sense of community
- Serve as the primary liaison between their region and the Board, ensuring two-way communication.
- Routinely engage and communicate with members:
- Via email
- Host local town galls, get-togethers, or in-person events
- Use personalized email listserv for the region
- Communicate through Slack, Facebook Groups, GroupMe, or WhatsApp
- Reports on regional activities and needs to Board of Directors
- Write a newsletter article once a year
- Consider partaking in committees/task Forces
- May be utilized as local representative to the media requests
- Promote membership, recruitment, and retention campaigns
- Ambassadors to non-members by promoting the organization’s goals
- May be utilized to respond to health issues regarding minors and young adults by coordinating national and local resources
As Board Member:
- Ambassadors to non-members by promoting the organization’s goals
- Respond to child health issues by coordinating national and local resources
- Expected to attend all regularly-scheduled board meetings (must attend at least 50% of meetings in a 12 month span)
- Write for the Pediatric Insider News at least once a year
- Encouraged to attend chapter-wide events, including CME conferences
Qualifications
- Must be a paid member of AAPCA1.
- Must reside or work in the region that they are applying for.
- Should have leadership and communication skills.
- Should have a strong commitment to child health advocacy.
- Must be able to commit their time and presence.
Submit your application here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J68D6G2
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@aapca1.org.
Leadership Opportunities at AAP-CA & AAP District IX
Pediatricians seeking to make an impact beyond their local chapter can engage with AAP California (AAP-CA) and AAP District IX to influence child health policy on a broader scale.
AAP-CA serves as the unified state-wide advocacy voice for all four AAP California chapters, leading statewide advocacy efforts and working directly with legislators to advance policies that protect and promote children’s health.
At the national level, AAP District IX represents all four California chapters within the American Academy of Pediatrics, ensuring that the perspectives of California pediatricians are heard. As part of the AAP’s national district structure, District IX plays a key role in shaping federal policy, advocating for child health funding, and supporting statewide initiatives that align with AAP’s mission.
There are currently no available opportunities, but please check back soon!
