Charge: Examine examples of core curricula and share these with the Council for possible dissemination to the membership

Charge: will determine ways in which CoPS can be proactive in promoting child health and subspecialty activities.
(The term "advocacy" is used broadly here, meaning not just representing ourselves to Congress and state legislatures, or speaking out publicly when necessary, but also to insure our participation with other organizations that make decisions pertinent to our patients and our subspecialties. Developing a standing approach to advocacy would thus permit CoPS to anticipate issues of importance to us and to influence their resolution. Possibilities include: funding of pediatric research and GME, federal and state children's health care plans, pharmaceutical/device industry interactions with academic medicine, billing/coding/reimbursement/P4P, medical homes, etc.)

Charge: this group will address the core needs of our organization to communicate effectively with ourselves and them memberships of our constituent subspecialties. (Opportunities will include website development, needs assessments, strategies to increase effectiveness of communication. This group could benefit from members whose subspecialties have effective communications methods AND those that do not.)

Charge: this group will field and address requests for action from the ABP, APPD, AMSPDC, AAP, and others. (Current requests include provision/enhancement of educational materials, subspecialty involvement in the development of medical homes and transition to adult care, and leadership development.)

Charge: this working group will address issues of fellow and faculty recruitment, retention, and promotion that dramatically affect both the delivery of patient care and the development of future pediatric clinician-scientist-teachers.