AAP Advocacy Internship Program Application

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Have you attended AAP’s Advocacy Conference?

Required: I agree that I am available to intern for 4 consecutive weeks, 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. If I need to request any changes to the dates selected above, I will note them in my application. Any exception must be approved prior to the acceptance of the internship.

Please list any requested schedule changes here

Listed below is a broad range of issues the AAP Advocacy Team works on at the federal and state levels. Please rank your top 5 areas of interest. Please note that while we will consider accepted interns’ preferences when determining assigned projects, interns are expected to engage across multiple policy areas dependent on staff needs and changing conditions in the federal and state policy landscapes.

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Rank 1 Other

Rank 2

Rank 2 Other

Rank 3

Rank 3 Other

Rank 4

Rank 4 Other

Rank 5

Rank 5 Other

Help us get to know you! What draws you to child health advocacy? What relevant experience or training would you bring with you? (Please limit responses to no more than 250 words.)

What are the biggest challenges facing your patients today? Explain which advocacy skills you hope to gain through the internship program that you can use to address these issues. Identify an advocacy need (at your institution, in your community, or at the state or federal level) and explain what you hope to accomplish through advocacy with the skills you learn through the internship program. (Limit: 150 words)

Describe how you have included or seek to include a wide variety of pediatric populations in your advocacy. (Limit: 150 words)

Please briefly describe your organizational skills and what tools (i.e., calendars, planners, to-do lists) you use to stay organized. (50-100 words)

What are you hoping to learn from your time working with AAP’s advocacy team in Washington, D.C.? What would a successful internship experience look like to you? (Limit: 150 words)

Please upload your CV here

Please upload a signed and completed Program Director Approval form here

Program Director Approval form