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Specialty Choice
According to data from the American Medical
Association, primary care specialists and
subspecialists in the United States are distributed
as follows:
Internal medicine: 42.1%
Family practice: 22.1%
Pediatrics: 19.6%
Obstetrics and gynecology: 12.1%
General practice: 4.2%
Source: American Medical Association. Physician
Characteristics and Distribution in the US, 20032004
Edition. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association;
2003:283
Weekly General/Subspecialty Time Estimates
Pediatricians whose practice is 100% general
pediatrics: 43%
Pediatricians whose practice is 100% subspecialty
care: 24%
Pediatricians whose practice time is split between
general and subspecialty care: 34%
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics.
Socioeconomic survey of pediatricians: part 1.
Pediatricians practice and personal characteristics.
Comparison findings from periodic surveys
43, 33, and 21. AAP Web site. Available at:
http://www.aap.org/research/ps43soci.htm.
Accessed March 18, 2003
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Internal
medicine
42.1%
Family
practice
22.1%
Pediatrics
19.6%
Obstetrics
and
gynecology
12.1%
General practice
4.2%
43%
Pediatricians
whose practice
is 100%
general
pediatrics
24%
Pediatricians
whose practice
is 100%
subspecialty care
34%
Pediatricians
whose practice
is split between
general and
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Duty Hours and Compensation for Pediatric
Residents and Fellows
Average hours per week in 2000, pediatric
residents: 75*
Average hours per week in 2000, pediatric post-
residency training fellows: 64*
Average first-year pediatric resident compensation,
academic year 2001: $36,699
Sources
* American Academy of Pediatrics. Socioeconomic
survey of pediatricians: part 1. Pediatricians
practice and personal characteristics. Comparison
of findings from periodic surveys 43, 33, and 21.
AAP Web site. Available at: http://www.aap.org/
research/ps43soci.htm. Accessed March 18, 2003
American Medical Association. FREIDA online
specialty training statistics information. Pediatrics.
AMA Web site. Available at: http://www.ama-
assn.org/vapp/freida/spcstsc/0,2654,320,00.html.
Accessed March 18, 2003
Duty Hours
The following changes in resident duty hours will
take effect July 1, 2003:

Duty hours must be limited to 80 hours per week,
averaged over a 4-week period, inclusive of
in-house call activities and in-house moonlighting.

Residents must be provided with 1 (continuous
24-hour) day in 7 free from all educational,
clinical, and administrative responsibilities,
averaged over a 4-week period, inclusive of
in-house call.

Residents must have 10 hours for rest and
personal activities between all daily duty periods
and after in-house call.

In-house call must occur no more often than
every third night, averaged over a 4-week period.

Continuous on-site duty, including in-house
call, must not exceed 24 consecutive hours,
although residents may remain on duty for up
to 6 additional hours to participate in didactic
activities, maintain continuity of medical and
surgical care, transfer care of patients, or conduct
outpatient continuity clinics. No new patients may
be accepted after 24 hours of continuous duty.
Additional language about at-home call (pager
call) can be obtained from the source below.
Source: Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education. Proposed resident duty
hours language memorandum. ACGME Web site.
Available at: http://www.acgme.org. Accessed
March 18, 2003
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40
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Average
hours
per week
in 2000,
pediatric
residents
75
Average
hours
per week
in 2000,
pediatric
post-residency
training
fellows
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Training Programs in Categorical Pediatrics and
Med-Peds, Academic Year 20022003
Number of accredited training programs in general
pediatrics: 207
Number of participating residents: 7,696
Length of training: 3 years
Number of accredited training programs in
internal medicine/pediatrics: 108
Number of participating residents: 1,534
Length of training: 4 years
Source: Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education. Number of all programs for
a specific academic year (including combined
programs). (Ending 6/30/2003). ACGME Web site.
Available at: http://www.acgme.org/adspublic/
reports/accredited_programs_all.asp. Accessed
March 18, 2003
Curriculum Guidelines for 36-Month Residency
in General Pediatrics

50% of clinical training should be devoted to
ambulatory experiences

5 months general inpatient pediatrics

4 months emergency and acute illness

1 half-day per week in continuity experience

Equivalent of at least 1 month in care of normal/
term newborns

Community experiences in child advocacy

4 months (maximum 6 months) intensive care
experience

1 month block rotation in adolescent medicine

1 month block rotation in developmental/
behavioral pediatrics

6 months (but no single rotation longer than
3 months) in 1-month block rotations in at least
4 of the following:
~ Allergy/immunology
~ Gastroenterology
~ Infectious disease
~ Genetics
~ Cardiology
~ Hematology/oncology
~ Nephrology
~ Pulmonology
~ Endocrinology/metabolism
~ Rheumatology
~ Neurology

Additional subspecialty experiences in
the following:
~ Child psychiatry
~ Otolaryngology
~ Dermatology
~ Pediatric radiology
~ Ophthalmology
~ Pediatric surgery
~ Orthopedics
~ Sports medicine
For additional curricular requirements, see
source below.
Source: Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education. Program requirements
for residency education in pediatrics. ACGME
Web site. Available at: at http://www.acgme.org/
req/320pr701.asp. Accessed March 18, 2003
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Board Certification
Board certification is accomplished through
the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) after
completion of 3 years of training in an accredited
residency program and successful completion
of a comprehensive written examination.
Evidence of maintenance of certification is
required every 7 years.
New applicant registration to take the certifying
examination in general pediatrics in 2003
is $1,220.*
* American Board of Pediatrics. Application,
registration and fees. ABP Web site. Available
at: http://www.abp.org/certinfo/genpeds/
gpproc.htm. Accessed March 18, 2003
Increases in Number of Board-Certified
General Pediatricians
Number certified in 1970: 788*
Number certified in 1988: 2,121*
Number certified in 1997: 2,754
Number certified in 1998: 2,760
Number certified in 1999: 2,877
Number certified in 2000: 2,586
Sources
* DeAngelis C, Feigin R, DeWitt T, et al. Final
report of the FOPE II pediatric workforce
workgroup. Pediatrics. 2000;106(suppl):12451255
American Board of Medical Specialties. ABMS
member boards: general certificates issues
19912000. ABMS Web site. Available at:
http://www.abms.org/downloads/statistics/
table2.pdf. Accessed March 18, 2003
Subspecialty Board Certification
Subspecialty certification by the ABP
Certificates of special qualifications require 3 more
years of training after completion of a general
pediatric residency. These subspecial