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Devaluing babies: neonatal implications of proposed changes in pediatric residency training

Journal of Perinatology volume 43, pages 1455–1458 (2023)Cite this article

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The Accreditation Committee on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) will host a second open comment period this summer to gather feedback on the proposed major changes to pediatric residency requirements. The proposed changes will have large-scale impacts on neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) practice, fellowship training, and the public health of newborns, and thus continued, vigorous advocacy from the NPM community will be required. Three of the originally proposed modifications: reduction in the minimum time allotted to critical care, removal of procedural requirements, and elimination of neonatologists from pediatric residency core faculty have the potential to impact readiness for NPM fellowship training, the neonatal workforce, and the delivery of newborn care. Analyzing and then preparing for these changes will allow NPM fellowship programs, neonatologists, and the profession to continue to ensure the health of the 3.6 million infants born each year [1].

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  1. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

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  2. Division of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

    Nicolle Fernández Dyess

  3. Division of Neonatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Patrick J. Myers

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SS outlined the article and wrote the first draft. NFD and PJM made critical revisions to the manuscript and addressed reviewer comments. All authors approved of the manuscript prior to re-submission. Devaluing Babies: Neonatal Implications of Proposed Changes in Pediatric Residency Training. Shetal Shah MD FAAP, Nicolle Fernández Dyess MD MED FAAP, Patrick Myers MD FAAP.

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Shah, S., Dyess, N.F. & Myers, P.J. Devaluing babies: neonatal implications of proposed changes in pediatric residency training. J Perinatol 43, 1455–1458 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-023-01739-9

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