Value of Membership
"When the right people come together, BIG things happen!"
APCCMPD is the only organization for pulmonary and critical care medicine training programs and clinician-educators. Annual membership is at the Program level and includes:
- Program Directors
- Associate Program Directors
- Core Faculty
- Faculty
- Program Coordinators & Administrators
- Fellows-in-Training (MedEd Interest)
Member Benefits & Resources
Faculty Development & Fellowship Tools
- APCCMPDScholars: Access our premier learning portal with tutorials and a comprehensive toolkit (milestone-based assessments, direct observation tools, CCC/PEC templates, timelines, and more).
- APCCMPD Collaborate: Participate in an online community for Program Directors, faculty, and coordinators to ask questions, share resources, and learn from peers in real time.
- National Partnerships: Exclusive medical education topics through our partnerships with CHEST and ATS at their annual meetings.
- In-service Exam: A validated exam to analyze data and help programs assess curriculum and fellow knowledge over time. Learn more.
- Annual Conference: Member-only discounts for expert presentations, hands-on workshops, and networking with Program Directors, clinician-educators, and Program Coordinators.
Career Promotion & Development
- National Educator Awards: Recognition for Emerging, Mid-Career, and Outstanding Educators.
- Presentation at National Meetings: Opportunities to submit and present abstracts on innovative curricula and novel medical education research projects.
- Expanded Certificate Programs: Partnered with AAMC to offer the Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) course.
- Career Center: Post jobs that reach all pulmonary and critical care training programs and discover positions tailored to your expertise.
Advocacy, Funding & Community
- Understand Trends in Fellowship: Annual benchmarking surveys to understand trends in fellowship training across P/CCM.
- Impacting GME Regulations: Work across stakeholder organizations to ensure buy-in of policies impacting fellowship training and serve as a communicator between P/CCM Program Directors and regulatory stakeholders.
- Funding Scholarly Opportunities: Apply for up to $25,000 to fund innovative and novel research in medical education.
- Community & Mission: Member support of the Mission, Vision, and Values of APCCMPD is vital to the profession of medical education and P/CCM fellowship programs.
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