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Comic Books Help Explain Type 1 Diabetes to All Ages

2021-03-22 - 2021-03

Overcoming the challenges in managing type 1 diabetes can sometimes feel like an unappreciated "superpower." That was part of the thinking behind the creation of a comic book trilogy that aims to educate people of all ages — including healthcare providers — about the realities of living with this condition. The series was initially launched by a team from Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom. It is now officially backed by the National Health Service (NHS).

Pediatrics fills more than 98% of positions in 2021 Match

2021-03-19 - 2021-03

On Match Day 2021, pediatrics filled 98.4% of all offered positions in the Main Residency Match, up from 97.9% in 2020. Categorical pediatrics filled 98.5% and internal medicine-pediatrics filled 100% of all offered positions. In 2019, the numbers were 98.2% and 97.7%, respectively. This year's Match Day — when medical school students and graduates learn in which U.S. residency program they will train — was the largest in the history of the National Resident Matching Program. There were 38,106 total positions offered. The number of first-year (PGY-1) positions offered was 35,194, an increase of 928 (2.7%) over 2020. This was the second year that all allopathic (M.D.) and osteopathic (D.O.) applicants took part in one matching program. AAP President Lee Savio Beers, M.D., FAAP, offered a special video message to future pediatricians, as they celebrated virtually. “This is just one step in a wonderful journey towards becoming a pediatrician,” she said. “I want you to know that the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Section on Pediatric Trainees are here to support you in that journey. I began my own career with the AAP as a resident. … We are so excited to have you as a part of our profession and as a future Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.”

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