Pediatrics
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CNUCOM Career Advising for Medical Specialties: Pediatrics |
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Specialty Advisor:
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Student Interest Group webpage:
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National Organizations: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
Minimal Training Durations: 3 years of residency Subspecialty Fellowships: 2-4 Year
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Competitiveness: low Median Salary:
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Specialty Overview: Pediatrics is the specialty primarily concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. The field encompasses preventive health as well as diagnosis and treatment of both acute and chronic diseases.
Subspecialties: · Adolescent Medicine 3 years · Allergy & Immunology 2 years · Cardiology 3 years · Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2 years · Critical Care Medicine 3 years · Endocrinology 3 years · Gastroenterology 3 years · Hematology & Oncology 3 years · Infectious Diseases 3 years · Medical Genetics 2-4 years · Neonatal Perinatal Medicine 3 years · Nephrology 3 years · Pediatric Emergency Medicine 3 years · Pulmonary Disease 3 years · Rheumatology 3 years |
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Recommended Electives Outside this specialty: It is a good idea to talk to one of the clerkship directors before scheduling electives. |
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Training Requirements: raining consists of a minimum of three years of postgraduate education. There were 199 pediatric residency training programs accredited by the ACGME for 2014/15 that offered 2,668 categorical positions.
For subspecialty fellowships, applicants must have completed a residency. The fellowships are over 2-4 years in length |
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Results and Data of 2016 Main Residency Match |
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Mean USMLE Step 1 Score: 230 Mean USMLE Step 2 CK Score: 245 |
Mean # of Programs Applied to in this specialty: 25.4 |
Number of Programs: 199 Number of Positions Available: 2689 Total Number of Applicants: 3869 Total Number of Matched: 2675 |
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Critical References: |
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http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Charting-Outcomes-US-Allopathic-Seniors-2016.pdf
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http://www.doctorsintraining.com/blog/usmle-step-1-average-match-scores-by-specialty/
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http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Main-Match-Results-and-Data-2016.pdf
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