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Mink, R., Norwood, V., Degnon, L., Harris, C. E., Kennedy, C., Spicer, R., Coury, D., & Bale, J. F. (2012). Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS): the first five years. Pediatrics, 130(2), 335-41. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-2979
Mink, Richard, et al. "Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS): the first five years." Pediatrics vol. 130,2 (2012): 335-41. doi: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-2979
Mink R, Norwood V, Degnon L, Harris CE, Kennedy C, Spicer R, Coury D, Bale JF. Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS): the first five years. Pediatrics. 2012 Aug;130(2):335-41. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2979. Epub 2012 Jul 16. PMID: 22802604.
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Pediatrics. 2012 Aug;130(2):335-41. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2979. Epub 2012 Jul 16.

Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS): the first five years.

Pediatrics

Richard Mink, Victoria Norwood, Laura Degnon, Christopher E Harris, Chris Kennedy, Robert Spicer, Daniel Coury, James F Bale

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  1. David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 22802604 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2979

Abstract

The Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) was founded in September 2006 largely due to concerns about the nonuniformity of the fellowship application process. Working with the pediatric subspecialty community, CoPS has been successful in promoting a uniform process with many more pediatric fellowship programs now using a matching program and the Electronic Residency Application Service. More important, the organization has created a bidirectional network of communication among the pediatric subspecialties and has used this to accomplish a great deal more than improving the entry of residents into subspecialty training. CoPS has provided a united voice for the subspecialties in response to the Institute of Medicine's Duty Hours report, participated in the development of educational conferences geared toward the subspecialist, promoted careers in the subspecialties, and worked with other pediatric organizations to advocate for improved health care for children. This article highlights CoPS' many achievements and describes the methods it used to accomplish them, illustrating how pediatric subspecialists can develop a communication network and use this to work together to achieve common goals.

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