058 Mentoring New Leaders and Independent Pediatrics , Sue Kressly M.D.

Susan J. Kressly, MD, FAAP, is board certified in Pediatrics and Clinical Informatics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. She served her residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and stayed an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident.

Dr. Kressly began practicing in the Doylestown area in 1990 and has been an involved medical community member since then. She is a past president of the PA Chapter of the AAP and several national AAP committees. She served as medical director for Office Practicum EHR for over a decade.

Dr. Kressly enjoys the beach, reading, Scrabble, playing with her grandsons, and volunteering advocacy for women, children, and wildlife in her spare time.

While retiring from clinical practice in August 2020, she continues to influence children's healthcare nationally. 

"If we give pediatricians the right resources and appropriate payment to be able to serve the families, we can do amazing things. That is what's killing us, the lack of appropriate resources. Yes, all the administrative burden and crap is getting in the way, but as pediatricians, you know, you make a difference.

I can jump through a few hoops, but we must eliminate some ridiculous hoop-jumping and administrative burdens that add no value to care. We have to get back to allowing pediatricians to add value to provide care to the patients they are privileged to serve, filling our cup and strengthening us.

Linked arm in arm to change the world with our patients because we don't stand to advocate without surrounded arms linked with the patients and families we care for. We're not here to promote us. We're here on behalf of them. The kids sent me. This isn't about me; this is the kid sent me because they're looking at me longingly; please, sir, may I have some more?

And I'm tired of begging for porridge for my kids. They deserve it. And I want to get to the people who dole out the porridge so that the kids get the fair share and we can distribu

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