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Las familias y otras personas que hablan español como idioma principal ahora pueden verificar la certificación de pediatras en la nueva página web de Verificación de certificación en español proporcionada por la American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). Según el censo de EE. UU., más de 41 millones de personas de cinco años o más hablan español en casa.
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When Johanna Bergan spoke to a large audience of pediatricians earlier this month, she drew from her own experience of accessing mental health care as a teen and young adult and from hundreds of youths providing patient voices about their mental health system experiences.
“Mental health care began for me in a routine annual appointment,” Bergan said. “It spiraled into a complex web of necessary support and a journey that has covered many years.”
Selected as the 9th Annual Stockman Lecturer,…
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The Roadmap Project, initiated and funded by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Foundation, has increased the services it offers to clinicians and medical teams and moved its tools and resources to a new website (www.roadmapforemotionalhealth.org) in April. The Roadmap Project is the ABP's national effort to support the emotional health of pediatric patients with chronic conditions and their families.
In recent months, the Roadmap…
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DeWayne Pursley, MD, MPH, Chair-Elect for the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), recently received the 2022 Distinguished Service Award for Harvard Medical School (HMS) alumni.
Each year, the award recipient is chosen for loyalty, service, and commitment to HMS through volunteering, community building, service as an ambassador for the school, or otherwise supporting the school and its mission. Dr. Pursley earned his medical degree from Harvard in 1982 and a master’s in public health from Harvard in 1983.…
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David Turner, MD, Vice President for Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) at the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) received a Young Alumnus Award in April from his medical school and pediatric residency alma mater, the Baylor College of Medicine.
The Young Alumnus Award is presented to recognize a former student or trainee who has made outstanding contributions to biomedical science through clinical service, research, education, and/or administrative leadership. Recipients must not have reached their…
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Dr. Harlan Reid Gephart, Emeritus Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle, died Sunday, May 15, 2022. He also recently supported Pediatric Associates in Bellevue, Washington as their ADHD consultant.
Dr. Gephart served on the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Board of Directors from 1996–2002 and served as the Board Chair in 2001. He started his volunteer commitment with the ABP in 1982 as an oral examiner and continued to serve the ABP on numerous…
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The 2021 Annual Report from the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) is now available online as a PDF. The report highlights the ABP’s work under the exceptional leadership of David G. Nichols, MD, MBA.
It includes an expanded, four-page data section about ABP programs, a roundup of the year’s news, a list of peer-reviewed publications, two years of financial statements, and a list of the many volunteers who…
Read moreThe Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO), of which the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) is a member, has issued a statement in support of transgender children and youth, their families, and health care providers.
To support board-certified pediatricians in their efforts to learn more about gender diversity and transgender children, the ABP has developed Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Self-Assessment (Part 2) activities.
Judy Schaechter, MD, MBA, President and CEO of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), was featured in the March issue of AAP News, the monthly news magazine of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
The article focuses on Dr. Schaechter’s experience and interest in building coalitions and partnerships to advance child health. It also lists her goals for the ABP and her intent to engage more pediatricians with the ABP’s mission of…
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McLean, VA — Pediatrician Dr. Fernando Mendoza, MD, MPH, is named the 2022 recipient of the Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award by the Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO). Dr. Mendoza is an inspirational leader, tireless advocate for our most underserved pediatric populations, and pioneering researcher focused on immigrant health and policy. His greatest legacy may be his impact on diversity in medical education, with special attention on the pipeline for underrepresented minorities.
The…
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