For Program Directors
The AAAAI is committed to offering allergy / immunology (A/I) program directors information and tools to assist with the vital responsibilities of overseeing the curriculum for fellows-in-training, as well as recruiting the best talent into the specialty.
The Program Directors Section (PDS) membership includes program, associate, assistant and co-directors of A/I training programs that are officially accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). Currently there are 206 members from the 94 US and 14 Canadian A/I training programs.
Along with educational duties, program directors are responsible for maintaining the accreditation of their training programs. This section includes PDS related resources.
PDS Committees
Program Directors Section (PDS) Executive Committee *
Purpose: to exchange opinions and information among those responsible for training physician specialists in allergy and immunology.
Chair: Rebecca Scherzer, MD, FAAAAI
Vice Chair: Gerald B. Lee, MD, FAAAAI
Councilors:
Karla E. Adams, MD, FAAAAI
Theresa A. Bingemann, MD, FAAAAI
Tara F. Carr, MD, FAAAAI
Jennifer Heimall, MD, FAAAAI
Robbie D. Pesek, MD, FAAAAI
*PDS Executive Committee membership is determined by nomination and election by the PDS and PDS Executive Committee. Section membership and AAAAI fellow status required.
Core Curriculum, Education and Residency Review Committee **
Purpose: to address the evolving educational needs of A/I training programs, including teachers and trainees.
Chair: Paneez Khoury, MD, MHSc, FAAAAI
Vice Chair: Katherine L. Tuttle, MD
In-Training Examination Committee **
Purpose: to prepare and develop the in-training examination voluntarily offered annually to Fellows-in-Training.
Chair: Gerald B. Lee, MD, FAAAAI
Vice Chair: Benjamin T. Prince, MD, MCSI, FAAAAI
**Membership is vetted by the committee/subcommittee leadership and presented for approval to the PDS Executive Committee.
PDS Non-AAAAI Organization Liaisons
Association of Specialty Professors (ASP) Liaison
Fred Little, MD
Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) Liaisons
Maureen Egan Bauer, MD, FAAAAI and Theresa A. Bingemann, MD, FAAAAI
ERAS/NRMP Post Match Data Liaison
Amal H. Assa'ad, MD, FAAAAI
Organization of Program Directors Association (OPDA) Liaisons
Gerald B. Lee, MD, FAAAAI and Rebecca Scherzer, MD, FAAAAI
PDS Staff Liaison
Mari Durán
PDS Policies and Procedures
PDS Resources for Training A/I Fellows
For Fellows-in-Training
PDS Toolbox
In-Training Examination Timeline
Fellow-in-Training (FIT)/Faculty Reviewer Program
Grants, Awards & Scholarships
Teaching Slides
AAAAI Resources for Training Resident Physicians and Medical Student
For Medical Students & Residents
Allergy / Immunology Fellowship Training Programs
Chrysalis Project
Grants, Awards & Scholarships
Clinical Rotation Curriculum
Why A/I? Videos
Non-AAAAI Section Resources for PDS
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME): A/I Information
American Board of Allergy and Immunology (ABAI)
Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
National Residency Match Program (NRMP): Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Information
7/1/2026