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Pediatrics
January 2025
Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, MC.
Pediatricians and pediatric trainees in North America are increasingly involved in caring for children and adolescents in or from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In many LMICs, hazardous environmental exposures-notably outdoor and household air pollution, water pollution, lead, pesticides, and other manufactured chemicals-are highly prevalent and account for twice the proportion of disease and deaths among young children as in North America. Climate change will likely worsen these exposures.
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January 2025
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Electronic address:
Arch Pathol Lab Med
January 2025
the Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Nayar).
Context.—: All member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties have continuing certification (ie, maintenance of certification) programs. The efficacy of these programs has been questioned and, therefore, warrants study.
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January 2025
Jewish General Hospital, Canada.
The goal of maintenance of certification (MOC) activities is to ensure physicians are up to date on current practices and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to provide patients with optimal care. The program's aim is to promote professional development, lifelong learning and quality assurance for the public and medical community. However, physicians are not happy with the current structure of the program, claiming it to be time-consuming, expensive and ineffective for their practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Imaging
February 2025
Emory University School of Medicine, 550 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. Electronic address:
Rationale And Objectives: To evaluate radiologists' perspectives regarding American Medical Association Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (Cat-1 CME) activities in private practice (PP) and teleradiology (TR), as well as American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification (ABR MOC) program participation status.
Materials And Methods: An electronic survey informed by existing literature regarding physician Cat-1 CME use and opinions was distributed via email to a national radiology practice. The survey was open for seventeen days in 2023, with a single reminder.
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