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A History of Board Certification in Pediatric Pathology

on Its 30th Anniversary

ABPath Trustee Dr. Jeffrey D. Goldstein, along with Dr. David M. Parham, details the history of ABPath pediatric pathology board certification from its beginnings to the present in this journal article published in "Pediatric and Developmental Pathology" in January 2021. Article link in "Pediatric and Developmental Pathology"

You may read and download the pdf version of the journal article here:

A History of Board Certification in Pediatric Pathology on Its 30th Anniversary.

The photo below is of the first Pediatric Pathology subspecialty exam taken on November 20, 1990, in Atlanta, GA. Some of the candidates pictured are identified in the journal article.

Journal article citation AMA style:

1. Goldstein JD, Parham DM. A History of Board Certification in Pediatric Pathology on Its 30th Anniversary. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. January 2021. doi:10.1177/1093526620971180

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