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The BCRP supports both research pathways approved by the American Board of Pediatrics:
  • Accelerated Research Pathway (ARP) - This new pathway is for residents committed to an academic career as a physician-scientist. It allows the resident to complete pediatrics training in two years in exchange for adding an extra year of fellowship. No exam is required. Since almost all fellows training to be physician-scientists do more than three years of fellowship research anyway, this is an attractive pathway.
  • Integrated Research Pathway (IRP) - This is another new pathway. It is open to those with MD/PhDs or PhD-like research experience. The pathway allows residents to combine 24-months of clinical residency with up to 12-months of research, beginning after the PL-1 year. At least 5-months of the research must be in the PL-3 year.
These pathways are described in detail in the American Board of Pediatrics website (click the 'Resident and Fellow Training' tab, then the 'General Pediatrics Special Training Pathways' menu item at the left) or in a downloadable document we have prepared from the site.
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