Press Releases

Many of us at the ABP have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Ben Alexander, one of the two medical editors who works with the General Pediatrics Examination Committee. In addition to being a pediatrician at WakeMed Health and Hospitals, he is also a child medical evaluator at SAFEchild Advocacy Center in Raleigh, NC.

Over the holidays, and following the tragic death of 2-year-old Tristan Blue, Dr. Alexander wrote a passionate response — and a call to action — that appeared in The Raleigh News & Observer.

A host of medical problems--not just Ebola--has made it clear that there is no longer a plausible separation between global health and health in the United States. In this month’s blog, Dr. Nichols explores the implications for pediatricians in regards to training, knowledge and professionalism.

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David G. Nichols, MD, MBA, American Board of Pediatrics President and Chief Executive Officer, has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Shubin-Weil Master Clinician/Teacher: Excellence in Bedside Teaching Award, presented annually by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).

Virginia Moyer, MD, MPH, ABP's Vice President for Maintenance of Certification and Quality, co-authored an article published in Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Moyer also serves as the chair of the US Preventive Services Task Force.

Moyer, along with Coleen A. Boyle, PhD and James M. Perrin, MD, focused on the use of clinical preventative services (CPS's). As the authors state, these services rendered throughout the stages of a child's life, could ultimately lead to improved outcomes. Unfortunately, millions of children may not be benefitting from these services.