CPPH Approved as Pediatric Portfolio Sponsor with American Board of Pediatrics
LANSING, Mich. — MPHI’s Center for Strategic Health Partnerships (CSHP) has been approved by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) as a Pediatric Portfolio Sponsor for ABP Maintenance of Certification (MOC) activities. This allows CSHP to design and evaluate quality improvement (QI) projects against ABP standards and award physicians MOC credit at no cost. The QI projects increase access to health care services for underserved populations and will be offered at state, regional and national levels.
“The ABP Portfolio Sponsor Organizations are critical to the success of our MOC program, and we thank you for the work you do,” said Keith J. Mann, MD, and vice president of continuing certification at the American Board of Pediatrics. “We are grateful for MPHI CSHP’s leadership in quality improvement and are excited to partner with you to award MOC credit for physicians working hard to improve child health.”
CSHP administers the HRSA-funded seven-state Midwest Genetics Network (MGN) which has developed partnerships to ensure that children born with rare genetic conditions receive optimal genetic services and has built an infrastructure that supports education and training of primary care providers.
“The Portfolio Sponsorship designation and partnership with the American Board of Pediatrics allows CSHP and the Midwest Genetics Network to grow its programs and offer QI administrative support to other HRSA-funded Regional Genetic Networks,” said Dr. Mat Edick, CSHP director. “These QI projects expand awareness of public health genetics and improve clinicians’ knowledge and connections to genetic services.”
The ABP certifies general pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists based on standards of excellence that lead to high-quality health care for children. The ABP certification provides assurance to the public that a general pediatrician or pediatric subspecialist has successfully completed accredited training and fulfills the continuous evaluation requirements.
