Academic Pediatrics Podcast

Members of the APA's Top Articles in Medical Education Committee discuss top medical education articles from 2025. Keep up with the dialog in the medical education literature and how it impacts teaching and training.  In this episode Gayatri Madduri hosts committee member Morgan Congdon to discuss two articles on competency based medical education for pediatric fellows:  Many Pediatric Subspecialt...

Dr. Prasad reads here piece from the In the Moment section at Academic Pediatrics: From Heroin to Fentanyl: A Detroit Pediatrician’s Long View on Youth Substance Use. Written piece is available at the journal here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(26)00112-9/fulltext

Nuts and Bolts editor Dr. Jerri Rose interviews Dr. Suzanne Friedman on how educators can establish good psychological safety for medical student and resident learners. This piece is a companion to the two page primer available online at Academic Pediatrics:  https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00422-X/ Send this episode out to your colleagues and senior residents and let us know...

The authors read their recent piece in Academic Pediatrics. The written version is available at the journal webpage here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(26)00103-8/fulltext

Dr. Do reads his piece in available in press at Academic Pediatrics: Can This Family Manage? Learning to Ask Different Questions 10.1016/j.acap.2026.103322   

Saachi Jhandi reads her piece titled Getting Dressed.  Read the article here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00408-5/abstract

First author Dr. Sarah Cha and editor Dr. Bob Jacobson discuss recruiting adolescent patients for research based on a the article in press: Successful Digital Recruitment of Adolescents for Population-Based Research: A Case Study of Methods and Strategies www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00406-1/ Discussion includes  Strategies to avoid fraudulent enrollment Waving parental consent fo...

Dr. Black reads her piece "When Two Worlds Collide". Read article online here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(24)00479-0/fulltext  

Nuts and Bolts editor Dr. Jerri Rose interviews the first author Dr. Matthew Thomas on his faculty development article Consult Questions: Communication is Key. This two page handout is great for posting in your workrooms or for use in faculty development session. See the article here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(24)00163-3/abstract

A collection of exploring the concept of time from various dimensions from a medical humanities program. Includes seven pieces by authors Idan Yoel, MD, Lydia I. Healy, MD, MSc, RCPI, Dyla Ginter, MD, FRCPC, Faizeen Zafar, MBBS, MS, Mariam Naguib, MD, Roxanne Kirsch, MD, MBE, Briseida Mema, MD, MHPE.    Read the original article here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00373-0/a...

Senior author Dr. Naomi Bardach discusses her piece in press at Academic Pediatrics on pediatrics leaders perspectives on our role in climate change advocacy.  Read the full piece here: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00359-6/abstract Other references mentioned in the discussion: Healthcare without harm https://noharm.org/ The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health:...

Dr. Tripathy reads his essay, "When the Right Call Doesn't Feel Like Enough" Available online here: 10.1016/j.acap.2025.103120  

Dr Saba Fatima reads her piece, "The Brown Envelope." Read the full piece here: www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(25)00363-8/fulltext  

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://p...

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 discussed 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.nc...

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 M...

With recent measles and pertussis outbreaks and a record number of pediatric influenza deaths 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 Att...

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...

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...

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...

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://w...