STP Committee Update for March 2012

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Brought to you with support from the Joint Council of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (JCPHM)

Strategic Planning (STP) Committee UPDATE

In the past months since PHM 2011, the STP Committee has been working on documents to share with the pediatric hospital medicine community that reflect the work done to date on certification options for our field. On this site, you will find the options considered with “pro and con” lists for each.  Please feel free to leave your comments for each option or general comments on this blog.  The options are not listed in any preferential order.

At PHM 2011, many questions were generated and answered. The following FAQs may be of value:

What am I to do with this information on options for PHM certification? --- Please review the documents; if you wish to provide a comment, please do so with the link below.

What is going to be done with the comments?--- The STP co-chairs will collate all comments over the next 3 months. An additional STP Update will be posted if clarifications are needed based on comments received.

What are the next steps in this review process? – The STP committee will review the work to date and vet each option. They will use any resources needed to assure a balanced review is completed. A prioritized list of these options will be provided to the Pediatric Hospital Medicine community. The APA, AAP, and SHM society representatives to the JCPHM will similarly address all options, soliciting input from the respective society boards and pediatric hospitalist members and leadership of the three core societies. The JCPHM will use this information to prioritize certification options. A final decision on certification will be made using all of this information.

If I cannot commit the time to participate in the next phase STP Committee work, how can I let my views be know? --- Please use the link below to post a comment. Please also contact your society representative in the APA, AAP, and/or SHM to present your views.

How were decisions made for other subspecialties in pediatrics? Did they use a similar process? --- Other subspecialties did not use this process. Pediatric emergency medicine, child abuse, adult hospital medicine, and others used varied methods but the assessment of options and participation of the community at large was not a component of their work. By instituting the STP Committee and the above process, the pediatric hospital medicine certification assessment and decision-making process allows for more engagement of practicing pediatric hospitalists.

To post a comment please email:

PHM.StrategicPlanning@gmail.com

or leave a comment on this blog.


Thank you,


STP Committee Members and Co-Chairs
Suzanne Swanson Méndez, MD
Chris Maloney, MD, PhD