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American Board of Pediatrics

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The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) was founded in 1933. It is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). The ABP is an independent and nonprofit organization.

Certificates awarded

The ABP awards certificates in the following areas:

  • General Pediatrics
  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology-Oncology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Pulmonology
  • Rheumatology
  • Child Abuse Pediatrics

    • The ABP also awards certificates in conjunction with other specialty boards. Those certificates include:

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Medical Toxicology
  • Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
  • Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Sports Medicine

    • References

    American Board of Pediatrics Wikipedia
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