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Med-Peds Advocacy
The Section's second goal is to advocate for the specialty of Med-Peds and Med-Peds physicians. This work includes obtaining the reduction in fees for Board examinations; supporting the Primary Care Promotion Act which re-establishment of full funding for Med-Peds residencies; promoting joint membership in the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians; and obtaining representation for Med-Peds in the American Medical Association. The Section seeks to identify opportunities for Med-Peds to participate in leadership positions throughout organized medicine, and to recruit the best Med-Peds physician for those positions. Positions are posted regularly on the Med-Peds forum, and in the Newsletter.
Research Activities:
T Melgar, WL Cull, DC Kaelber, BD Kan, JK Chamberlain. Training Experiences of U.S. Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residents. Academic Medicine. 81(5):440-6. 2006.
DC Kaelber, G Caspary, T Melgar, BD Kan, and JK Chamberlain. Outpatient Procedure Competency of Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residents at Graduation. Pediatric Academic Societies. 2006. (Poster)
W Cull, DC Kaelber, T Melgar, BD Kan and JK Chamberlain. Training Experiences of Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residents. Pediatric Academic Societies. 2004. (Poster
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