Bylaws - Pediatric Anesthesiology Program Directors’ Association (PAPDA) - Updates 2021

Oct 22, 2026

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Bylaws for the Pediatric Anesthesiology Program Directors’ Association (PAPDA) establish the organization’s name, purposes, membership rules, meeting schedule, and governance structure within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. The document defines membership eligibility tied to SPA standing, trainee participation expectations, and categories and benefits addressed in policies and procedures. It sets biannual meeting timing, describes the Board composition and officer succession rules, and outlines term lengths and constraints on consecutive service.

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ARTICLE I - Name

ARTICLE II - Purposes

ARTICLE III - Membership

ARTICLE IV - Meetings

ARTICLE V - Board of Directors and Officers

ARTICLE VI - Duties of Officers

BYLAWS OF PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY PROGRAM DIRECTORS’ ASSOCIATION Adopted XXXX. XXX, 2021 ARTICLE I Name There shall be, within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (hereinafter called “SPA”), asubspecialty section which shall be known as Pediatric Anesthesiology Program Directors’Association (hereinafter called “PAPDA”) . ARTICLE II Purposes PAPDA is formed to support and enhance graduate medical education in the specialty of pediatric anesthesiology and to promote dialogue among PAPDA members from accredited fellowship programs located in the United States of America including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Canada. ARTICLE III Membership In order to be a eligible for membership in PAPDA, a person must be a member in good standing of SPA. In addition, program directors are expected to enroll each of their respective pediatric anesthesiology fellows as trainee members of SPA. Any program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons to provide training programs in Pediatric Anesthesiology may have members of the PAPDA. The Policies and Procedures shall outline any categories of membership or sections that may be established as well as the purposes and benefits thereof. Each member program shall have one vote on all matters relating to the election of officers, the adoption and amendment of Bylaws, and all other matters on which the PAPDA Board of Directors, its designees, committees, task forces or other bodies shall request a vote of the membership. The program ’s vote will be cast by the program director or his/her designee as outlined in Article VIII below. If dues are set forth by the PAPDA Board of Directors, the Board may determine that no program may vote on any matter unless the payment of dues set with respect to membership is current. Any member program director may endorse PAPDA membership of physician faculty from their institution. Such endorsed members may serve on all committees, and in any role or position, except for as noted in Article V below. ARTICLE IV Meetings There shall be at least biannual meetings ofthe PAPDA as follows: A. A meeting of the PAPDA is usually held in the spring of each year, in conjunction with the meeting of the SPA or at such other time and place as determined by the Board of Directors. B. An additional meeting is also held in the fall of each year, in conjunction with the meeting of the Society of Academic Anesthesiology Associations and Perioperative Medicine or at such other time and place as determined by the Board of Directors. C. The Board of Directors ofthe PAPDA may also call additional meetings as the need arises. ARTICLE V Board of Directors and Officers The elected Board of Directors ofthe PAPDA shall be chosen from among the membership categories as outlined in the Policies and Procedures. A list of members of the Board of Directors shall be maintained as an attachment to these bylaws and shall be updated at least annually following elections. The Board shall consist of a President, a President-Elect, the Immediate Past President, a Secretary-Treasurer and three At-Large Board Members. One member each from the American Board of Anesthesiology and the ACGME Anesthesiology Review Committee may be invited to serve on the board in an ex-officio status. The Secretary-Treasurer shall succeed to the President-Elect, and the President-Elect shall succeed to the Presidency. The Board position of Secretary-Treasurer shall be filled by active fellowship program directors only. Should the program director status of an officer change during term of office, that officer shall remain in office for the duration of the term to which they were elected or appointed unless the officer elects to step down. The officer may continue with board succession provided they maintain a leadership role in education (example-Vice Chair of Education) . If

FAQs

What is the purpose of PAPDA?

PAPDA is formed to support and enhance graduate medical education in pediatric anesthesiology and to promote dialogue among PAPDA members from accredited fellowship programs in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

Who is eligible for membership in PAPDA?

Membership requires being a member in good standing of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA). Program directors are also expected to enroll their pediatric anesthesiology fellows as trainee members of SPA.

How are PAPDA officers and board roles structured?

The Board consists of a President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary-Treasurer, and three At-Large Board Members, with possible invited ex-officio members. The document also specifies succession, term lengths, and restrictions on consecutive terms in the same office.

Oct 22, 2026

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