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American Academy of Pediatrics

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Major Areas or Mission Statement

Membership as of August 2017: Approximately 66,000 members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally including pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, and surgical subspecialists belong to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Thirty-four thousand members are Board Certified in Pediatrics and can be listed as Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics or FAAP.

Major Areas or Mission Statement: “The mission of the AAP is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. To accomplish this mission, the AAP shall support the professional needs of its members.”

Landmark Contributions

Landmark Contributions: It was not until the late 1800s that the care of children began to emerge as a separate area of specialization within medicine. The recognition that growth and development, nutrition, and prevention of infectious diseases in increasingly urbanized...

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  1. Division Chief Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Rochester Golisano Children’s Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA

    Susan Hyman

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  1. Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar

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Hyman, S. (2018). American Academy of Pediatrics. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_16-3

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