PEDIATRICS Vol. 95 No. 3 March 1995, pp. 422-426
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The Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Joel J. Alpert 1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

The Ambulatory Pediatric Association (APA) held its 34th annual meeting in Seattle, Washington from May 2 to 5, 1994.1 Registrants participated in 31 workshops and 18 special interest groups. The Association of Ambulatory Pediatric Services held its first meeting in Swampscott, Massachusetts on May 2, 1960.2 Thirty-two pediatricians attended, most of whom were directors of pediatric outpatient departments (OPDs). The first Association of Ambulatory Pediatric Services scientific meeting was held at the Traymore Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 3, 1961. Five of ten papers submitted were presented in one evening session.

This essay describes the remarkable story of four decades of the APA and how this organization of over 1500 members became the recognized voice of ambulatory academic pediatrics.

Submitted on June 20, 1994
Accepted on July 1, 1994