The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 2 , Pages 157-158.e3 , February 2009

The Future of Pediatric Residency Education: Prescription for More Flexibility

  • M. Douglas Jones Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: M. Douglas Jones, Jr, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Mail Stop 8402, Education 2 South, Room 4304, 13121 E 17th Avenue, PO Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045
    • ,
  • Gail A. McGuinness, MD

      Affiliations

    • American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, NC
    • ,
  • Residency Review and Redesign in Pediatrics (R3P) Committee

      Affiliations

    • A list of R3P Committee members is available at www.jpeds.com (Appendix 1). The R3P Project was funded by the American Board of Pediatrics Foundation with the support of the American Board of Pediatrics. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.10.040

The Journal of Pediatrics
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