| Chair | Laura E. Crotty Alexander, MD | San Diego, CA |
| Vice Chair | Kristin M. Burkart, MD, MSc | New York, NY |
| Committee Member | Anna K. Brady, MD | Seattle, WA |
| Committee Member | Brendan J. Clark, MD, MS | Aurora, CO |
| Committee Member | Geoffrey R. Connors, MD | New Haven, CT |
| Committee Member | Matthew G. Drake, MD | Portland, OR |
| Committee Member | Mai K. ElMallah, MD, MS | Worcester, MA |
| Committee Member | Don Hayes, MD, MS, MEd | Columbus, OH |
| Committee Member | Ashley G. Henderson, MD | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Committee Member | Jennifer L. Ingram, PhD | Durham, NC |
| Committee Member | Danai Khemasuwan, MBA, MD | Cottonwood Heights, UT |
| Committee Member | Patricia A. Kritek, MD | Seattle, WA |
| Committee Member | May M. Lee, MD | Los Angeles, CA |
| Committee Member | Sharon A. McGrath-Morrow, MD | Baltimore, MD |
| Committee Member | Ali I. Musani, MD | Milwaukee, WI |
| Committee Member | Amit D. Parulekar, MD, MS | Houston, TX |
| Committee Member | Isabel Pedraza, MD | Los Angeles, CA |
| Committee Member | Bharati Prasad, MD | Chicago, IL |
| Committee Member | Nirav G. Shah, MD | Baltimore, MD |
| Committee Member | Michelle Sharp, MD | Baltimore, MD |
| Committee Member | Briana Short, MSc, MD | New York, NY |
| Committee Member | Chantal Spencer, MD | New York, NY |
| Committee Member | Krittika Teerapuncharoen, MD | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Committee Member | Jason E. Wagner, MD | Philadelphia, PA |
| Staff | Lauren G. Lynch | New York, NY |
The Training Committee provides strategic guidance for the Society in issues related to clinical and research training in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. The Committee reviews and proposes training curricula and program standards and recommends innovative approaches to training of clinical and postdoctoral fellows to meet the professional standards and workforce needs. The Committee monitors training requirements of accrediting and certifying organizations and advises the Board of Directors regarding those requirements. The Committee monitors legislative and regulatory activities that affect training and recommends to the Board policies in regard to such activities. The Committee collaborates with the Assemblies and other committees to develop common strategies to promote excellence in clinical and research training and career development, support efforts to eliminate gender, racial, or ethnic disparities, and promote involvement in the Society of members in training and educational program leaders. The Committee collaborates with other professional societies and organizations to accomplish shared goals related to training.
Benchmarks, 2017-2018:
• Continue to develop educational programming at the International Conference for trainees and training program directors. Collaborate with the Education and MITT Committees, and Section on Medical Education, to develop, implement and assess this programming.
• Adult Pulmonary Critical Care Resident Boot Camp (RBC) – 2 day course, annually (Fri-Sat)
• Pediatric Pulmonary and/or Critical Care Resident Boot Camp (RBC) – 2 day course, annually (Fri-Sat)
• Fellow’s Case Conference – 2 hour session, annually (Sun)
• Forum for Clinical Educators – 2 hour session, annually (Sat)
• Develop modern educational materials to share widely with trainees, making the materials freely available through the ATS website. Collaborate with relevant committees to make content outstanding (DDDD, MITT, Education, Research, Web Editorial, Section on Medical Education).
• Best of ATS Video Lecture Series – plan to move the leadership over to the Section on Medical Education in the next 1-2 years, but will have TC members remain involved
• Research Core Training – new program, 30-min webinar plus 5-10 min podcast, goal 6-8 to be made in the next year
• Career Development Core Training – new program, similar to RCT above, goal 4-6 to be made in the next year
• Career Development Podcasts – to be recorded at the international conference, near the Center for Career Development, right after each speaker completes their session (working with MITT)
• ATS Reading List – longstanding, old-school list of relevant articles for all relevant clinical areas
Develop programs to recognize and highlight the accomplishments of early career medical educators, and to share innovative educational tools and programs.
• Innovations in Fellowship Education – annual call for abstracts, timed with the ATS call for abstracts to encourage dual submission (ribbons for posters presented at ATS), expanded this year to accept updates from past programs.
• Continue to foster a collaborative relationship with fellowship directors via the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) and PEPTDA, to better meet the needs of our diverse trainees.
• Review any proposed policy or position statements relevant to the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) or Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and advise the Board of Directors accordingly.
• Work with the MITT Committee to develop resources and programming for fellows transitioning to early career faculty positions.
