Each year, the American Board of Pediatrics® reviews and updates the content for the Pediatrics Board Exams. Then, to help you focus your review, it issues an outline of the primary medical topics and their approximate percentages for a typical exam.
The topics you can expect to see on the 2023 General Pediatrics Certification and General Pediatrics Maintenance of Certification exams are:
| General Pediatrics Certification and Maintenance of Certification Board Exam Topics | Percent of Exam |
|---|---|
| Preventive Pediatrics/Well-Child Care | 8% |
| Fetal and Neonatal Care | 5% |
| Adolescent Care | 5% |
| Genetics, Dysmorphology, and Metabolic Disorders | 3% |
| Mental and Behavioral Health | 5% |
| Child Abuse and Neglect | 4% |
| Emergency and Critical Care | 4% |
| Infectious Diseases | 7% |
| Oncology | 2% |
| Urology and Genital Disorders | 3% |
| Skin/Dermatology | 4% |
| Psychosocial Issues | 2% |
| Ethics | 2% |
| Research Methods, Patient Safety, and Quality Improvement | 2% |
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | 4% |
| Hematology | 4% |
| Allergy and Immunology | 4% |
| Endocrinology | 4% |
| Rheumatology | 2% |
| Neurology | 5% |
| Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat | 4% |
| Cardiology | 4% |
| Pulmonology | 5% |
| Gastroenterology | 4% |
| Nephrology, Fluids, and Electrolytes | 4% |
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