The American Pediatric Surgical Association is invested in the future of the profession, and thus of our children.
A variety of resources are available for future and current trainees.
ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM DIRECTORS
The APSTPD is dedicated to advancing the education, development, and well-being of future pediatric surgeons through excellence in surgical training leadership. Our mission is to empower program directors and surgical educators to deliver innovative, equitable, and high-quality training that prepares compassionate, skilled, and resilient pediatric surgeons to serve the diverse surgical needs of children and families.
We invite you to visit the Association of Pediatric Surgery Training Program Directors (APSTPD) section of this site to learn more about:
- Mission and vision
- APSTPD leadership
- Fellowship positions
- Subspecialty fellowships
- Specialty training programs
- Surgical research programs
- Scholars of Inclusive Excellence Program
- APSTPD statement on virtual-only interviews
- Interview schedule
STEPS TEACHING RESOURCE
The Standardized Toolbox of Education for Pediatric Surgery (STEPS) is a resource for faculty and senior residents to use for teaching medical students and junior residents. The APSA Education Committee has designed PowerPoint™ web-based teaching tools, and we invite you to explore and use these resources.
Each module is created to be utilized as a disease-based presentation ideally suited for small group interactive learning. The modules are formatted to a standard template that ends with questions to complete the discussion. These modules were not created to be stand-alone self-study tools. The topics chosen are those we believe to be the core knowledge required for pediatric surgery for medical students and junior residents in general surgery.