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Current training pathways to become a pediatric cardiac intensivist have significant variability, creating a need for clearer guidance on qualifications and credentialing.
This report outlines the various advanced fellowship training pathways and credentialing requirements for becoming a pediatric cardiac intensivist.
Training variability may affect assumed uniformity of expertise; leaves open standardization of curricula and outcomes research.
The increase in pediatric cardiac surgical procedures and establishment of the practice of pediatric cardiac intensive care has created the need for physicians with advanced and specialized knowledge and training. Current training pathways to become a pediatric cardiac intensivist have a great deal of variability and have unique strengths and weaknesses with influences from critical care, cardiology, neonatology, anesthesiology, and cardiac surgery. Such variability has created much confusion among trainees looking to pursue a career in our specialized field. This is a report with perspectives from the most common advanced fellowship training pathways taken to become a pediatric cardiac intensivist as well as various related topics including scholarship, qualifications, and credentialing.
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Anand et al. (2015) conducted a review in Pediatric cardiac intensive care training. Advanced fellowship training pathways was evaluated. Current training pathways to become a pediatric cardiac intensivist have significant variability, creating a need for clearer guidance on qualifications and credentialing.
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