Dual Pathway

THE PATHWAY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS:

• The pathway is available to those who have completed the required training for certification in general pediatrics
• Both the anesthesiology and PCCM training must be completed in the same institution or in close geographic proximity to the same academic health system
• Training in pediatric critical care medicine may precede or follow training in anesthesiology, or the training may be fully integrated
• An individual in the pathway must be identified by the end of the first year of training or preferably before training begins in anesthesiology and critical care medicine
• An outline of the five-year plan that details how the training requirements of the ABP, the ABA and the ACGME will be met must be submitted to both boards for approval
• Individuals will be approved for this pathway on a case-by-case basis; programs will not be approved
• Although double counting of scholarly activity/research experience is allowed, all clinical training requirements for both disciplines must be met
• Six months of the scholarly activity required for PCCM certification will be completed during the six months of research time allowed during the anesthesiology residency
• The trainee’s Scholarship Oversight Committee will oversee this training, as required by the ABP’s General Criteria for Certification in the pediatric subspecialties
• The five years of training will not confer eligibility for certification in pediatric anesthesiology by the ABA
• Trainees in the pathway will be eligible for certification in both anesthesiology and PCCM upon the satisfactory completion of all five years of training
• Certification in one discipline is not contingent upon certification in the other