Pediatric residency staff chosen for national GME groups
The national initiatives provide an opportunity for growth in leadership, program development, administration, scholarship and career development.
Two members of USA Health’s Pediatric Residency Program have been selected for inclusion in national initiatives with a goal of helping to better guide them in their roles in medical education.
Haidee Custodio, M.D., associate director of the pediatrics residency program and a pediatric infectious disease specialist with USA Health, has been accepted into the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) LEAD program. This highly selective nine-month program provides a unique opportunity for pediatric academic leaders to engage and learn from seasoned program directors, pediatric educators and other national leaders in the field of pediatric medicine. Custodio also serves as an associate professor of pediatrics in the USA College of Medicine.
The LEAD curriculum focuses on organizational leadership, competency-based curriculum development, faculty development, residency and fellowship program administration, scholarship, and career development. Custodio was accepted into the LEAD Cohort 10 for the 2022-2023 year.
LaTasha Williams, C-TAGME, USA Health’s pediatric residency graduate medical education program coordinator, has been accepted into the APPD Leadership Empowerment for Advancing Pediatric Education Specialist (LEAPS) council, which accepts only 10 residency coordinators and program manager candidates annually.
Recognizing that pediatric graduate medical education specialists are an integral part of the pediatric program leadership team, the council focuses on leadership, educational scholarship, career development, program management and program development.
