Committee on Pediatric Workforce (COPW)

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Committee on Pediatric Workforce (COPW) are committed to supporting and protecting the pediatric physician workforce (including primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, pediatric surgical subspecialists, and others who provide healthcare for children). A strong pediatric workforce is essential to the health of all children.

The mission of the COPW is to support the mission of the AAP in attaining optimal health for all children. To accomplish its mission the COPW will inform policy makers, patients and families, and the medical community at large about the unique role played by the pediatric physician workforce in providing health care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

The committee is centered on the following themes with health equity, state and federal advocacy, and a supportive infrastructure that facilitates the work of pediatricians woven throughout:

• Defining and Cultivating the Optimal Pediatric Healthcare Team
• Diversifying the Pediatric Workforce
• Career Development and Support for medical students, trainees, re-entry, and
  maturing pediatricians
• Physician Wellness
• Financing the Healthcare System to Drive Equity

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