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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August 2012
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August 01 2012
Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS): The First Five Years
Richard Mink, MD;
aDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California;
bDivision of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California;
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Victoria Norwood, MD;
Victoria Norwood, MD
cDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia;
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Laura Degnon, CAE;
Laura Degnon, CAE
dDegnon Associates, Inc, McLean, Virginia;
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Christopher E. Harris, MD;
Christopher E. Harris, MD
aDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California;
eDivision of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California;
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Chris Kennedy, MD;
Chris Kennedy, MD
fCenter for Excellence in Pediatric Resuscitation and
gPediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri;
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Robert Spicer, MD;
Robert Spicer, MD
hDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska;
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Daniel Coury, MD;
Daniel Coury, MD
iDepartments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and
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James F. Bale, Jr, MD
James F. Bale, Jr, MD
jDepartments of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Address correspondence to Richard Mink, MD, MACM, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 West Carson St, Box 491, Torrance, CA 90509. E-mail: [email protected]
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The authors have indicated they have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.
Pediatrics (2012) 130 (2): 335–341.
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April 10 2012
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Richard Mink, Victoria Norwood, Laura Degnon, Christopher E. Harris, Chris Kennedy, Robert Spicer, Daniel Coury, James F. Bale; Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS): The First Five Years. Pediatrics August 2012; 130 (2): 335–341. 10.1542/peds.2011-2979
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