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Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS): The First Five Years

Richard Mink, Victoria Norwood, Laura Degnon, Christopher E. Harris, Chris Kennedy, Robert Spicer, Daniel Coury and James F. Bale
Pediatrics August 2012, 130 (2) 335-341; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-2979
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The Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) was founded in September 2006 largely due to concerns about the nonuniformity of the fellowship application process. Working with the pediatric subspecialty community, CoPS has been successful in promoting a uniform process with many more pediatric fellowship programs now using a matching program and the Electronic Residency Application Service. More important, the organization has created a bidirectional network of communication among the pediatric subspecialties and has used this to accomplish a great deal more than improving the entry of residents into subspecialty training. CoPS has provided a united voice for the subspecialties in response to the Institute of Medicine’s Duty Hours report, participated in the development of educational conferences geared toward the subspecialist, promoted careers in the subspecialties, and worked with other pediatric organizations to advocate for improved health care for children. This article highlights CoPS’ many achievements and describes the methods it used to accomplish them, illustrating how pediatric subspecialists can develop a communication network and use this to work together to achieve common goals.

KEY WORDS
  • CoPS
  • Council of Pediatric Subspecialties
  • pediatrics
  • pediatric subspecialties
  • Abbreviations:
    AAP —
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    ABP —
    American Board of Pediatrics
    ACGME —
    Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education
    AMSPDC —
    Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
    APPD —
    Association of Pediatric Program Directors
    CoPS —
    Council of Pediatric Subspecialties
    ERAS —
    Electronic Residency Application Service
    IOM —
    Institute of Medicine
    • Accepted April 10, 2012.
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    Richard Mink, Victoria Norwood, Laura Degnon, Christopher E. Harris, Chris Kennedy, Robert Spicer, Daniel Coury, James F. Bale
    Pediatrics Aug 2012, 130 (2) 335-341; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2979

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    Richard Mink, Victoria Norwood, Laura Degnon, Christopher E. Harris, Chris Kennedy, Robert Spicer, Daniel Coury, James F. Bale
    Pediatrics Aug 2012, 130 (2) 335-341; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2979
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      • Creating a Communication Network
      • Communicating With Subspecialties
      • Promoting a Career in a Pediatric Subspecialty
      • Responding to Fellowship Training Issues
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