Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce 2026

Add to Calendar Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce 2026 3/25/2026 8:00:00 AM 3/25/2028 11:59:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://chop.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=21570 Description: SIGN IN TO VIEW CONTENT. Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds: Polgar Lectureship Debra Boyer is the Chief Medical Education Officer and the Designated Institutional Official at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and a Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She attended the University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate student and then pursued her medical training at Co... Online false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 8:00 AM - Saturday, March 25, 2028, 11:59 PM, Online

Target Audience
Specialties - Medical Education and Research

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Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds: Polgar Lectureship

Debra Boyer is the Chief Medical Education Officer and the Designated Institutional Official at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and a Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She attended the University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate student and then pursued her medical training at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Boyer was a pediatric resident and chief resident at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and ultimately completed her pediatric pulmonary fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Boyer was on faculty at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School for a subsequent 19 years with a focus on pediatric lung transplantation as well as medical education. She was the pediatric pulmonary fellowship program director for 17 years and co-chair of the GME Committee for 8 years. In 2021, she transitioned to her current position at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Nationally, Dr. Boyer is quite active in the medical education community. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, as Chair of the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties and on multiple committees at the American Board of Pediatrics. Additionally, she has been the Chair of the American Thoracic Society’s Education Committee and Chair of the ATS International Conference Committee. Currently, she is a member of the ATS Board of Directors.

Dr. Boyer has published her research in pediatric lung transplantation as well as medical education. Her current research interests in medical education include the balance of service and education, the pediatric subspecialty workforce, recruitment strategies in GME and the pediatric physician scientist workforce.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the state of the pediatric subspecialty workforce

  2. Describe factors influencing students and trainees in their career choices

  3. Review initiatives to address pediatric subspecialty workforce gaps



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