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The Department of Pediatrics elects members to the Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (APTC). This year, 118 faculty participated in the vote for a new faculty representative on our APTC. Smita Bhatia, M.D., MPH, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Professor/Director, Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship and Vice Chair for Outcomes in the Department of Pediatrics was elected by a vote of the faculty. Ambika Ashraf, M.D., Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, was appointed to the Committee. Each will serve a three-year term. Many thanks to Drs. Michele Nichols and Randy Cron, for their long-standing commitment to the success of the faculty. Michele and Randy are completing their terms of appointment and will rotate off the committee.