Members of the APA's Top Articles in Medical Education Committee discuss top articles from 2024.  Dr Gayatri Madduri hosts committee members Heidi Kloster and Berry Seelbach in this second and final episode in the series.  Articles in this episode are: Artificial Intelligence  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10916112/   Assessment in UME https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38696720/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39619001/  

Dr. Rupi Legha reads her piece Please don't give me a shot. Rethinking oppositional defiant disorder.  Read the full piece here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00339-0/fulltext  

Members of the APA's Top Articles in Medical Education Committee discuss top articles from 2024.  Dr Gayatri Madduri host committee members Uchechi Oddiri, Morgan Congdon, and Peggy Han. Articles in this episode are: Workforce: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39178363/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39240710/ Mental Health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11234303/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38419551/ Bias: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38289461/ Learn more about this committee and apply to join by August, 4th, 2025 to review articles for 2025 here:  https://www.academicpeds.org/committee/top-articles-committee/

The 2024 match had the highest number of unfilled positions and unfilled programs in the history of pediatrics. This episode discusses match data and the larger pediatric workforce crisis based on three recent pieces in the journal.  Dr. Alex Corley first author of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Considerations in the 2024 National Residency Matching Program Results Dr. Colin Orr first author of Match and the Pathway to Pediatrics: Strategies to strengthen the pathway Dr. Bob Vinci first author of The Match, The Workforce, The Future: The Key Role for Medical Educators

With recent measles and pertussis outbreaks and a record number of pediatric influenza vaccines this season poor vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy are in the media. What do we know about vaccine hesitancy since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.  First author David Higgins and editor Dr. Jacobson discuss the article in press "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Parental Childhood Vaccine Attitudes in the US."  Read the full article here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00054-3/abstract  

Dr Anthony Milki reads his essay The Metamorphosis. Read the full piece here:  https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00073-7/abstract

Dr. Jillian Gorski updates us on what is new in in the literature regarding patient and provider perspectives on the use of AI in healthcare. Read more in her recent progress report: Parental, Patient, and Provider Perspectives on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Care 10.1016/j.acap.2025.102819  The original study in Academic Pediatrics discussed here is Parental Perceptions on Use of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Acute Care.  10.1016/j.acap.2022.05.006 

If you are going to PAS 2025 come say hi! I will be there with buttons to share with editors, listeners and guests from the podcast. If you see someone else with a button use it as a conversation starter. I am also posting content from the journal on the LinkedIn and would appreciate you following and sharing articles there: Academic Pediatrics on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/11657347  

Dr. Cara Texler reads her essay Life is Calling. Read the full piece here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00048-8/abstract  

Associate Editor Robert Jacobson describes the types of reviews published in Academic Pediatrics and the which types of topics they work well for. He gets into more details about the role of scoping reviews in Academic Pediatrics and what potential scoping review authors should consider when using this method.   Academic Pediatrics author guidelines are online here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/content/authorinfo     

Assistant Editor Dr. Colin Orr interviews first author Dr. Melissa Lutz on her piece, Material Goods Provided in Pediatric Primary Care Clinics: A Landscape Analysis as well as discussing the process of CORNET.  10.1016/j.acap.2025.102780 CORNET’s mission is to advance children’s health by partnering with key stakeholders through rigorous research in primary care, health care delivery, improvement science, and medical education, through an established, self-sustaining, collaborative, research network among pediatric continuity clinicians. https://www.academicpeds.org/groups-networks/research-networks/cornet/  

First author Nimisha Bajaj and senior author Keith Ponitz discuss what pediatric residency leadership and faculty can do to support residents based on a qualitative analysis of free text answers to the question, “What is the most helpful thing that your program provides you for wellness?” posed to residents on an annual burnout related survey. The full article is available in press here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(24)00552-7/fulltext Supplemental table as LOTS of specifics  https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/cms/10.1016/j.acap.2024.102607/attachment/db9051ef-9ed5-4cd8-96cf-c0657ab02217/mmc1.docx    

Dr. Christy Lucas reads her essay "My Fathers Doctor and Daughter" read it online here:  https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(24)00555-2/abstract

Dr. Jones and Orr discuss studies describing impact of racism in pediatric patient experience recently published by Dr. Jones in the journal:  Racial, Ethnic, and Language Inequities in Ambulatory Pediatrics Patient Family Experience. DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.08.015 Racism Happens Every Day, All the Time”: Black Families’ Outpatient Experiences of Racism Across a Large Pediatric System. DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.08.011 Academic Pediatrics also has an open access supplement on Racism and Children's health sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/academic-pediatrics/vol/24/issue/7/suppl/S  

Yasmeen Makarem reads her essay To Truly Feel: A Journey from the NICU to Medical School.  Full article available here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(24)00506-0/abstract  

Dr. Burman interviews Dr. Delerme who is the first author of a two page infographic in the nuts and bolts section on how to address microaggressions in the the medical education setting.  Infographic is online here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(24)00216-X/abstract

Dr. Edwell reads her In the Moment Piece.  The full article is availalbe here: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.08.007  

Supplement editor Dr. Lanre Falusi interviews Senior author Dr. Julie Sweetland from the Frameworks institute on her piece in Academic Pediatrics discussing how pediatricians can use framing for effective advocacy for children in immigrant families.  The full article is available open access: O'Neil M, Sweetland J. Fighting for Immigrant Families through Framing. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Jul;24(5S):48-49. DOI:10.1016/j.acap.2023.10.005

Two guest editors of the supplement, Dr. Lanre Falusi and Dr. Julie Linton, discuss the recent supplement and role of the academic pediatric community in the health of children in immigrant families. The full issue is open access here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/issue/S1876-2859(24)X0006-6  

John Carlson discusses changes in editorials and opinion pieces by pediatricians before and during the COVID pandemic. Discussion of how pediatricians should get involved in this process.  Article here: Pediatrician-Authored Opinion/Editorial Articles Published in Newspapers Before and After the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic Academic PediatricsVol. 24Issue 5p826–831