Sole mission is to the public One of the 24 specialty boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties ABMS Certifies physicians with specialized education and clinical expertise in the care of children general and subspecialties ID: 751605
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Resident OrientationSlide2
About the American Board of Pediatrics
Sole mission is to the
public
.One of the 24 specialty boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)Certifies physicians with specialized education and clinical expertise in the care of children (general and subspecialties)Standards of certification set by practicing pediatricians
Established 1933Slide3
The ABP certifies general pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists based on standards of excellence that lead to
high quality health care
.
Certification provides assurance to the public that a general pediatrician or pediatric subspecialist has successfully completed accredited training and fulfills continuous evaluation requirements that encompass the six core competencies.
Purpose of CertificationImprove care of childrenAssure standardized training and promote evidence-based care
Provide accountability to the public that the general pediatrician and subspecialist has unique skills to provide routine and complex care and that they maintain those skills
over time
ABP MissionSlide4
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Advocates for children & pediatricians
Source of continuing medical education in pediatrics
Members pay dues
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Certifies pediatricians, known as diplomates
Develops & administers In-Training, Certifying, & Maintenance of Certification (MOC) examinations
Creates & manages process of MOC to ensure ongoing mastery of the six core competencies initially assessed during training
AAP & ABPSlide5
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Accredits training
programs
Develops the accreditation requirements for training programsEvaluates programs through site visits and data collectionCertifies individual
pediatriciansSets the standards residents must meet during training to be admitted to the initial certification examinationWorks closely with ACGME to ensure that requirements for program accreditation & standards for certification of
individuals
are aligned
ACGME & ABP
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)Slide6
Data Reported Annually to the ABP
Clinical competence may be evaluated as either satisfactory, marginal, or unsatisfactory.
Anything from less than satisfactory performance does have ramifications.
Professionalism may be evaluated as either satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
Program Directors provide end-of-year evaluations for each resident in two areas:
clinical competence
&
professionalism
.Slide7
The ABP and the ACGME have developed descriptions of observable behaviors, called Milestones, to be used in assessing the development of competence in the six core domains.
Milestones & Competencies
Practicing
Pediatrician
Resident
Medical
Student
Your progress through these developmental milestones will be assessed in a variety of ways throughout your training.Slide8
Milestones
Milestones are reported twice a year to ACGME and your performance reflects on both you and your training program.
ABP expects programs to use milestones to inform their annual assessment of residents’ clinical competence and professionalism.
Milestones are reported to ACGME but NOT to ABP at the present time.Slide9
Annual In-Training Examination
Purpose:
Designed as an abbreviated version of the certifying exam
To enable residents to assess strengths and weaknesses in knowledge at the time of the exam
To assess progress from year-to-year and predict performance on the certifying examinationTo compare performance with national peer groupsSlide10
One day exam given annually in the Fall
Cost ~$2,200
Must complete training successfully and be verified by program director
Exam eligibility lasts 7 years
Must also have an unrestricted medical license
Results reported to Program Director
Certifying Examination
Review
A Guide for Board Certification - A Booklet of Information
for detailsSlide11
Exam material is
confidential
and protected by federal copyright law
Sharing of exam content is a violation of honor codeHonor code signed during application and exam administrationITE & Certification Exam SecuritySlide12
What is MOC?
4-part program that you begin once you have passed your initial certification examination
Evaluates the same 6 core competencies measured throughout training
Competencies are assessed in 5-year cycles, as defined by Maintenance of CertificationMaintenance of Certification (MOC) is:Slide13
ABP Website
The ABP website is a valuable resource for information
www.abp.org
Eligibility and training requirements
How to
become
certified
How to
maintain
certification
General Pediatrics Exam Content Outline
(abp.org/content/general-pediatrics-content-outline)