The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 6 , Pages 731-732.e1 , December 2008

The Merger of Two Pediatric Residency Programs: Lessons Learned

  • Frederick H. Lovejoy Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr., M.D., Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine, 300 Longwood Ave, Hunnewell 2, Boston, MA 02115
    • ,
  • David G. Nathan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA
    • ,
  • Barry S. Zuckerman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston MA
    • ,
  • Philip A. Pizzo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
    • Stanford Medical School, Palo Alto, CA
    • ,
  • Gary R. Fleisher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Robert J. Vinci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

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PII: S0022-3476(08)00621-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.07.036

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 6 , Pages 731-732.e1 , December 2008

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