1. Resident Orientation Medical School Residency & Fellowship Examination & Certification Professional Development & MOC Outcomes: Healthy Children

2. 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 1933

3. 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 Certification Improve care of children Assure 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 Mission

4. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Members pay dues Advocates for children & pediatricians Source of continuing medical education in pediatrics 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 & ABP

5. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Accredits training programs Develops the accreditation requirements for training programs Evaluates programs through site visits and data collection Certifies individual pediatricians Sets the standards residents must meet during training to be admitted to the initial certification examination Works closely with ACGME to ensure that requirements for program accreditation & standards for certification of individuals are aligned ACGME & ABP American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)

6. 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. Clinical Competence Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Professionalism Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

7. 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 Your progress through these developmental milestones will be assessed in a variety of ways throughout your training.

8. 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.

9. 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 examination  To compare performance with national peer groups

10. 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 Factoids Review A Guide for Board Certification - A Booklet of Information for details

11. Exam material is confidential and protected by federal copyright law Sharing of exam content is a violation of honor code Honor code signed during application and exam administration ITE & Certification Exam Security

12. 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 Certification Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is:

13. 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)