PEDIATRICS Vol. 106 No. 5 Supplement November 2000, pp. 1224-1244
Received Mar 16, 2000; accepted Mar 28, 2000.
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From * Wayne State University School of Medicine,
Detroit, Michigan;
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina; § University of California-Los
Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California;
Texas
Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas; and ¶ Helena Pediatric
Clinic, Helena, Montana.
The report of the Pediatric Subspecialists of the Future Workgroup of the Second Task Force on Pediatric Education reviews the critical changes of the past 2 decades that have affected the provision of pediatric subspecialty services, education of pediatric health care providers, and the acquisition and application of new knowledge. The report considers the future needs that will determine the ability of pediatric subspecialists to meet identified goals. Recommendations for change in the education, role, and financing of the pediatric subspecialist are reported together with those of other workgroups. Pediatrics 2000;106(suppl):1224-1244; pediatric subspecialist, pediatric subspecialist workforce, education pediatric subspecialist, research pediatric subspecialist.
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