APMA News - July/August 2022 - A1

Young Physicians
July/August 2022 | Issue 77
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Join an APMA Committee
and Support the Profession
The deadline to self-nominate to serve on an APMA committee in 2023 is
September 1. Visit www.apma.org/committees for a list of committees and
information about how to apply. Committees are comprised of member
volunteers who work to complete specific objectives stemming directly from
APMA's House of Delegates and/or APMA's strategic plan. We sat down with
the current Public Health and Preventive Podiatric Medicine Committee
(PHPPMC) chair, Chia-Ding (JD) Shih, DPM, MPH, MA, to learn more about the
work of this committee, as well as how young physicians can get involved.
What was the first APMA committee
that you served on, and what made
you want to get more involved
with APMA?
Dr. Shih: The first APMA committee
that I served on and where I serve now as
the chair was the [PHPPMC]. Given my
training as the 2017-2018 APMA/The
Dartmouth Institute (TDI) Public Health
fellow and my passion for podiatric public
health, PHPPMC naturally fit where I
wanted to be involved in APMA. One
major reason that I wanted to become
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APMA gratefully acknowledges
the support of PICA, a
ProAssurance Company,
founding sponsor of the
Young Physicians' Program.
more involved with APMA was to give
back to our profession and leaders. Without
their support and vision, the APMA/
TDI Public Health Fellowship would not
be possible. Policies to protect and advance
our profession would not exist. Additionally,
by being involved in committee work,
I was able to connect with several leaders
in our profession and to learn from them.
What do you enjoy most about
serving on an APMA committee?
Dr. Shih: What I enjoy the most is being
able to exchange ideas with other committee
members from around the nation.
I learn about different resources and the
latest updates on podiatric public healthrelated
topics in each committee meeting.
Can you share an accomplishment
from serving on a committee that
makes you particularly proud?
Dr. Shih: One of the most memorable
accomplishments as one of the members
of the PHPPMC was the creation of the
infographic for falls prevention in 2018.
I worked closely with the APMA social
media team to design an infographic
that was distributed with both public and
member audiences nationwide. Besides
Chia-Ding (JD) Shih,
DPM, MPH, MA
working with the APMA staff, in the past
two years, I also enjoyed working with
other committee members to update and
provide feedback on the APMA public
health webpages. It's really a great feeling
to see our input and suggestions are
valued and implemented.
What has your experience leading a
committee been like so far?
Dr. Shih: Being the chair in a national
organization for the first time was
intimidating at the beginning. However,
with tremendous support from the APMA
staff liaison to the committee, leading
the committee has been a gratifying
experience. Additionally, the contributions
and support make the experience
of leading a committee worthwhile.
Can you talk a bit about the
workload of an APMA committee?
Dr. Shih: In PHPPMC, the workload
is manageable. Not only is the work distributed
among committee members,
but also the APMA staff is extremely
helpful and organized. More importantly,
everyone's voice in the committee is
heard and greatly appreciated.
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