@article{105e65dbb10a4f44a81314b648b7be06,
title = "Academic General Pediatric Fellowships: Curriculum Design and Educational Goals and Objectives",
abstract = "Academic generalists are unique and important members of the pediatric landscape.1 Academic general pediatrics (AGP) is not considered a subspecialty, because it adheres to generalist values and embraces a wide range of clinical activities. Nonetheless, academic generalists engage in important scholarly efforts, contribute extensively to the education of new pediatricians, and must be prepared to survive in academia. Academic general pediatric faculty positions are subject to the same appointment and promotion requirements as those of subspecialist faculty.",
keywords = "academic general pediatrics, accreditation, curriculum, fellowship education",
author = "Baldwin, {Constance D.} and Dreyer, {Benard P.} and Szilagyi, {Peter G.} and Bell, {Louis M.} and Baker, {Raymond C.} and Cheng, {Tina L.} and Coury, {Daniel L.} and DeWitt, {Thomas G.} and Darden, {Paul M.} and Anne Duggan and Stephen Ludwig",
note = "Funding Information: The project described in this paper was supported by the Ambulatory Pediatric Association and the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions, Contract HHSH240200415024P. We gratefully acknowledge Degnon Associates, McLean, Virginia, for logistical support and management of this project. We thank members of the APA Education Committee, Research Committee, and Health Policy Committee, and the APA Educational Guidelines team for their direct and indirect contributions to the academic goals and objectives listed in Table 2 . We also express heartfelt appreciation to participants in the AGP fellowship programs who graciously volunteered to help us pilot test our accreditation process and provided useful feedback for improvement of the documents in Table 1 and 2 . Funding Information: In response to these recommendations, a working group of leaders in the Ambulatory Pediatric Association (APA) undertook a project to develop AGP fellowship accreditation guidelines. In 2005–2006, this group developed and field-tested a set of core curriculum requirements ( Table 1 ) and educational goals and objectives ( Table 2 ), as well as a set of accreditation criteria. The program requirements document may be obtained from the corresponding author, and will eventually be mounted on the APA Web site ( www.ambpeds.org ) for review and downloading. The core curriculum 3 and goals and objectives 4–6 were adapted from a number of documents previously developed by the APA. The research goals were written by Benard Dreyer and Constance Baldwin, using a previously developed research content outline for AGP fellowships. 6 The documents in Tables 1 and 2 were intended to create a consistent structure and sound curriculum for AGP fellowships, while allowing considerable flexibility in program content and implementation. This project was supported in part by the APA and also by a contract from the Department of Health and Human Services, under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions. ",
year = "2007",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.ambp.2007.04.008",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "7",
pages = "328--339",
journal = "Ambulatory Pediatrics",
issn = "1530-1567",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "5",
}