Adolescent Medicine at the Crossroads: A Review of Fellowship Training and Recommendations for Reform

by Harriette B. Fox, Margaret A. McManus, Jane E. Wilson, Angela Diaz, Arthur B. Elster, Marianne E. Felice, David W. Kaplan, Jonathan D. Klein, and Charles J. Wibbelsman, April 2008.
This special report examines the current state of adolescent medicine fellowship programs. It contains information on the supply and recruitment of fellows; the nature and content of clinical, research, and leadership training; the institutional and financial challenges facing training programs today; and offers recommendations for building the field. Information was obtained primarily from a national survey of adolescent medicine fellowship program directors, along with key informant interviews, and an extensive literature review. See more →