title: The state of pediatrics residency training: a period of transformation of graduate medical education.
abstract: Graduate medical education is in a period of transformation. This article reviews the state of pediatrics residency training by summarizing the changing demographics within training programs, examining the new educational paradigm with an emphasis on competency-based education and continuous professional development, and describing forces influencing the workplace and the focus on work-life balance. Strategies are suggested for leaders in graduate medical education to meet the challenges experienced during this period of transformation.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA. tsectish@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Theodore C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Sectish
authors.forename: Edwin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Zalneraitis
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carraccio
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Behrman
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003154:Community Medicine / Q000193:education; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload