Are Final Residency Milestones Correlated With Early Fellowship Performance in Pediatrics?

Purpose: Milestones have been used to assess trainees across graduate medical education programs and reflect a developmental continuum from novice to expert. This study examined whether residency milestones are correlated with initial fellowship milestone performance in pediatrics.

Method: This retrospective cohort study used descriptive statistics to assess milestone scores from pediatric fellows who began fellowship training between July 2017 and July 2020.

Medich Giant Platelet Syndrome: An Evolving Qualitative and Quantitative Platelet Disorder.

Qualitative platelet disorders remain rare and varied. We describe here 2 additional patients with giant platelets, thrombocytopenia, deficiency in alpha granules and the presence of membranous inclusions within the cytoplasm. Collectively known as Medich syndrome, we further elucidated structural and clinical features of this rare syndrome.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Milestone Scores in Pediatrics: Pilot Study Exploring the Relationship Between Residency and Early Fellowship Scores.

Background: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires Milestone-based assessments of residents and fellows. In pediatrics, 11 subcompetencies are common to both residency and subspecialty fellowship training. It is unknown whether Milestone scores achieved during residency are related to Milestone scores achieved in early fellowship.

Enoxaparin Dose Requirements to Achieve Therapeutic Low-molecular-weight Heparin Anti-factor Xa Levels in Infants and Young Children.

Introduction: Enoxaparin is commonly used to treat pediatric thrombosis. Several small retrospective studies have suggested that infants and young children require higher enoxaparin doses to achieve therapeutic anti-factor Xa levels compared with adults.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study of hospitalized children who received enoxaparin for the treatment of thrombosis at a free-standing children's hospital.