Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Survey: Fellows Selection Criteria for Training Programs

Hand Surgery Fellowship Selection Criteria: A National Fellowship Director Survey

BACKGROUND Candidate characteristics for hand surgery fellowship training remains unknown, as very little data is available in the literature. This study aims to provide information on the criteria that are employed to select candidates for the hand surgery fellowship match. METHODS A 38-question survey was sent in April 2015 to all Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education recogni...

Cardiology fellowship training programs.

SPECIAL REPORTS 139 Pre-existing policy and opinion have suggested that the maldistribution of specialists should be addressed by greatly increasing the number of trainees. Current projections suggest that a substantial excess of cardiologists will develop over the next few decades. Presently, in several sectors of the U.S., a surplus of cardiologists exists. It is our consensus that the traini...

2015 SPCTPD/ACC/AAP/AHA Training Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Programs (Revision of the 2005 Training Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Programs): Introduction.

e43 Since the 2005 publication of the first “Training Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Programs,” the field of pediatric cardiology has undergone significant growth and change, and thus, the Society of Pediatric Cardiology Training Program Directors (SPCTPD) in conjunction with the Joint Council of Congenital Heart Disease recommended the guidelines be revised accordingly. The SPC...

Pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training: a survey of program directors.

Current pediatric rheumatology fellowship training in the United States: what fellows actually do

BACKGROUND Pediatric Rheumatology (PR) training in the US has existed since the 1970's. In the early 1990's, the training was formalized into a three year training program by the American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). Programs have been evaluated every 5 years by the ACGME to remain credentialed and graduates had to pass a written exam to ...