Publications

The following research papers, reports, and commentaries were authored by ABP staff members or supported in part or in full by the ABP or the ABP Foundation. They were published in peer-reviewed journals or as reports from national organizations.

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Schumacher DJ, Turner DA

2021

Academic Medicine

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Leaders of competency-based medical education (CBME) are drawn to the concept of entrustable professional activities (EPAs), which are likely the most widespread worldwide approach to CBME at this time. Despite the seemingly universal affinity for EPAs, empirical evidence for their use in assessment and results of implementation in clinical contexts are just emerging. In this Foreword [to an Academic Medicine supplement], we highlight key concepts presented in this supplement for consideration and action as the medical education community more...

Schwartz A, Borman-Shoap E, Carraccio C, Herman B, Hobday PM, Kaul P, Long M, O'Connor M, Mink R, Schumacher DJ, Turner DA, West DC

2021

Academic Medicine

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Purpose: To describe trajectories in level of supervision ratings for linked entrustable professional activities (EPAs) among pediatric learners in medical school, residency, fellowship.

Method: The authors performed secondary analyses of 3 linked datasets of level of supervision ratings for the Core EPAs for Entering Residency, the General Pediatrics EPAs, and the Subspecialty Pediatrics EPAs. After identifying 9 activities in common across training stages and aligning the level of entrustment-supervision scales across the datasets, piecewise ordinal and linear mixed effects models...

Leyenaar JK, Harrison W, Truelove JJ, House S, Freed GL, Leslie LK

2021

Journal of Hospital Medicine

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In 2016, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) approved pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) as the newest pediatric subspecialty. To characterize development of the field, this article aims to: (1) describe the responsibilities and practice settings of US pediatricians self-identifying as hospitalists; and (2) determine how exclusive PHM practice, compared with PHM practice in combination with general or subspecialty care, was associated with professional development interests.

METHODS: Pediatricians enrolling in the 2017-2018 American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)...

Turner AL, Orr CJ, Davis SD, Leslie LK, Woods SK

2021

Journal of Pediatrics

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Physician scientists are individuals with a medical degree (MD, DO, equivalent degree) who dedicate professional time to the generation of new knowledge through research related to health, disease, and patient care. Physician scientists are uniquely positioned to leverage their experiences as both physicians and researchers to identify research questions and translate scientific advances into improved disease prevention, identification, and/or treatments.

Turner DA, Schwartz A, Carraccio C, Herman B, Weiss P, Baffa JM, Chess P, Curran M, Dammann C, High P, Hsu, D, Pitts S,Sauer C, Aye T, Fussell J, Kesselheim J, Mahan J, McGann K, Myers A, Mink, R; for the Subspecialty Pediatrics Investigator Network (SPIN

2021

Academic Medicine

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Purpose

Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are one approach to competency-based medical education (CBME), and 7 EPAs have been developed that address content relevant for all pediatric subspecialties. However, it is not known what level of supervision fellowship program directors (FPDs) deem necessary for graduation. The Subspecialty Pediatrics Investigator Network (SPIN) investigated FPD perceptions of the minimum level of supervision required for a trainee to successfully graduate.

Method

In 2017, SPIN surveyed all FPDs of accredited fellowships for 14 subspecialties. For...