MPPDA

Association of Med-Peds Program Administrators

The Association of Med-Peds Program Administrators (AMPPA) is an organization dedicated to learning and sharing members’ unique knowledge base with one another and with the greater med-peds community for the purpose of supporting the education of med-peds physicians.

AMPPA has its own listserv that has only Med-Peds administrators as members.  It is a great way to connect and get help from others who share the unique position of managing med-peds residents and coordinating efforts between internal medicine and pediatric residency programs.  Those interested in joining the listserv should contact Pam Hritzkowin at pamela.hritzkowin@spectrum‐health.org.

AMPPA Leadership

AMPPA’s Executive Committee is comprised of a Chair, who serves a three-year term and members of three subcommittees: Membership & Mentoring, Communications & Resources, and Annual Meeting Planning. The Chair acts as a liaison between AMPPA and the MPPDA, serving as an Ex-Officio member of the MPPDA Executive Committee.  The Chair also oversees committee work, directing initiatives for the upcoming year, and manages committee membership, including solicitation volunteers when terms are completed.

Our current Executive Committee members are:

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Allison Blatchford, University of Nebraska Medical Center

PRESIDENT

Kelli DaSilva, Greenville Hospital System

PAST PRESIDENT

Debbie Harris, C-TAGME, Christiana Care Health System

MEMBERSHIP & MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE

Pam Hritzkowin, C-TAGME, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners

Janell Vulgamore, University of Kansas


ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE

Lyn Apa, University of Illinois at Peoria

Danaa Kennedy, University of Colorado

Kelly Barnes, C-TAGME, Maine Medical Center

Molly Rose Elkin-Ryan, Rush University Medical Center

COMMUNICATIONS & RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Amy Cutting, University of Michigan

Javier Salazar, University of Miami & Jackson Health Hospital

AMPPA Newsletters