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PEDIATRICS Vol. 112 No. 3 September 2003, pp. 752-754

Resident Training and Education in the United States

Renee R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP

From the Department of Pediatrics, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC

The Issue. Critical institutional and organization issues affect the education of pediatricians, influence their knowledge about child health disparities, and shape their attitudes and approaches to community pediatrics. Understanding the US graduate and postgraduate medical education system is necessary if critical and sustainable changes are to be made to ensure the capacity of pediatricians to respond to critical contemporary determinants of child health.

Key Words: resident training • pediatric education • community pediatrics • resident education

Abbreviations: APA, Ambulatory Pediatric Association • RRC, Residency Review Committee • AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics • FOPE II, Future of Pediatric Education II • ABP, American Board of Pediatrics

Received for publication Mar 14, 2003; Accepted Mar 14, 2003.


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