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PEDIATRICS Vol. 99 No. 2 February 1997, pp. 241-248

SPECIAL ARTICLE:
Pediatric Work Force: Data From the American Board of Pediatrics

Thomas K. Oliver Jr, Walter W. Tunnessen Jr, Diane Butzin, Robert Guerin, and James A. Stockman III

From the American Board of Pediatrics, 111 Silver Cedar Court, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.

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	INTRODUCTION

For a number of years, the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) has gathered work force data using questionnaires administered in association with its various examinations. These data provide important information regarding trainees and practitioners in pediatrics; such information is particularly useful during this era of health care change and debate. The data presented in this report are based on questionnaire results from three sets of examinations: the in-training examination (ITE) administered to residents during their training, the certifying examination for general pediatrics, and the pediatric subspecialty certifying examinations.

	COLLECTION OF DATA

The ITE is offered to all accredited programs in the United States (US) and Canada. It is a half-day examination administered during the same week in early July at all program sites. Only residents in pediatric levels 1 through 3 (PL-1 through PL-3) years of training in categorical pediatric programs may take the examination. Residents in internal medicine/pediatrics (med/peds) 4-year dual training programs, as well as three other smaller, 5-year dual training programs (with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and the American Board of Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine), are permitted to take the ITE during each year of training. Demographic and work force data are obtained by appending several relevant questions to the examination registration form.

Candidates who apply to take the General Pediatrics Certifying Examination for the first time are asked to complete a short questionnaire about their career intentions. Similarly, candidates who apply for the first time to take 1 of 12 subspecialty certifying examinations in pediatrics are asked to complete a separate set of demographic and work force questions.

	FINDINGS

In-training Examination

There are currently 213 accredited categorical pediatric training programs in the US and 16 accredited programs in Canada. In 1995, all but one of these 229 programs participated in the ITE. Because of illness, vacation, duty assignments, or . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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