Maintenance of Certification for Physicians
The Department of Pediatrics, in conjunction with the UVA Children’s Hospital, is an American Board of Pediatrics Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Portfolio Sponsor.
As a portfolio sponsor, the Department can approve MOC Part 4 activities for physicians who meaningfully participated in a quality improvement (QI) project. This reduces the application burden and costs associated for physicians involved in QI projects.
The process of MOC approval follows a specific pathway:
The Department of Pediatrics has a UVA Children’s Hospital Quality & Safety Travel Award available.
Who is eligible: Any staff member of the UVA Children’s Hospital (residents, nurses, physicians, ancillary staff)
Maximum Award Amount: $500 / year
Eligibility Criteria:
- Application must be made prior to travel
- CME and/or UVA Education funds must be used prior to award
- Must be presenting project completed at UVA (via poster, presentation, etc)
To apply, please complete and submit the Quality & Safety Travel Award application.
To apply for MOC Part 4 credit for your QI project, please submit the following: UVA Children’s Hospital MOC Application
- American Academy of Pediatrics QI projects
- Pediatrics Quality Improvement Collection (collection of published QI projects)
- The Six Domains of Health Care Quality
- Establishing Measures in the Science of Improvement
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement Tools of Quality Improvement
- Squire 2.0 Guidelines (to aid in writing a QI manuscript)
Contact
- Jonathan Swanson, MD, MSc
Chief Quality Officer for Children’s Services
Phone: 434-924-5428 - Steven Garrison
Phone: 434-982-1413