Mercer University School of Medicine Approved as Pediatric Portfolio Sponsor with American Board of Pediatrics
The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) approved Mercer University School of Medicine as a Pediatric Portfolio Sponsor for ABP Maintenance of Certification (MOC) activities. The sponsorship gives pediatricians and pediatric trainees a seamless opportunity to earn MOC credit for work they are already doing while participating in the School of Medicine’s quality improvement (QI) activities.
As a Pediatric Portfolio Sponsor, the School of Medicine evaluates local and institutional QI projects against the ABP’s QI activity standards and then approves projects for MOC credit. All physicians actively participating in the projects can earn this credit.
“The ABP Portfolio Sponsor Organizations are critical to the success of our MOC program and we thank you for all of the work you do. We are grateful for Mercer University School of Medicine’s leadership in quality improvement and are excited to partner with you to award MOC credit for physicians working hard to improve child health” said Keith J. Mann, MD, MEd, and vice president of continuing certification.
In early 2023, the School of Medicine, along with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center, announced a joint initiative to enhance pediatric health care in rural Georgia. This initiative, the Kids Alliance for Better Care, includes a series of programs focused on increasing access to pediatric care close to home. Becoming a Portfolio sponsorship site enables the School of Medicine to assist pediatricians, particularly those in rural areas, in submitting QI projects in exchange for credits for MOC, expanding on the mission to support pediatricians through the projects of the Alliance.
“The Portfolio Sponsorship designation for the School of Medicine and its partnership with the American Board of Pediatrics underscores our commitment to support Georgia’s rural pediatricians,” said School of Medicine Dean Jean Sumner, MD, FACP. “QI projects will improve the quality of care and timeliness of care for children in rural areas.”
The School of Medicine is approved by the ABP through October 2025.
Georgia-based pediatricians with new, current, or recently completed QI projects, or who are interested but need guidance, may contact MUSM associate professor Anne Montgomery, PhD, for additional information at (478) 301-4700.
