Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)

Building relationships with current leaders and like-minded colleagues can play a critical role in fostering future leaders in the profession. However, it can be difficult to know how to build those relationships or where to start in your leadership journey. The APMA Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a leadership-intensive program designed to support an exclusive group of young physicians (members who have graduated from podiatric medical school within the past 10 years) with a vested interest in future leadership opportunities. The 10-month program will kick off at the ELP Leadership Summit in Chicago in October and conclude with a recognition ceremony at the APMA 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting (The National) in Dallas in July 2025.

The 2024–25 application cycle is closed. Watch for information about the 2025–26 program coming next summer.

Past Young Physicians' Institute (YPI) Programming

YPI Online: Growing in Practice

This virtual program was held on Saturday, March 19. Programming included a panel discussion on value versus volume, how to manage employees who you do not employ, hiring and firing, and more. The final program is available.

The Young Physicians' Institute

Due to the continuing impact of COVID-19 and concerns about travel, the 2021 YPI was held virtually on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Topics included advocating for yourself and the profession, podiatry and the USMLE, how to join your state board, and more. The full program is available, stay tuned for the final recording of the event coming soon.

YPI Online: Starting Practice

This free half-day virtual program was held Saturday, June 12, 2021. The session covered need-to-know details for getting started post-residency including hospital privileging and credentialing, billing and coding basics, tips for starting practice, and more. The full program is available. Stay tuned for the recorded lectures from this event.

If you registered to attend the program, you can view select presentations in the APMA Online Learning Center:

1. Go to www.apma.org/onlinelearningcenter
2. Select the “YPI: Starting a Practice” tile.
3. Click “YPI Online: Starting a Practice” in the main body.
4. The videos are visible on this page.

Thank you to our program sponsors: