American Board of Medical Specialties Board Examination Lactation Accommodation Policies

Kevin T Nead; Candice L Hinkston; Eleni Linos; Sharon H Giordano; Mackenzie R Wehner

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.2536

American Board of Medical Specialties Board Examination Lactation Accommodation Policies

JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Oct 1;181(10):1397-1399. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.2536.

Authors

Kevin T Nead^{1

2}, Candice L Hinkston³, Eleni Linos⁴, Sharon H Giordano^{3

5}, Mackenzie R Wehner^{3

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
³ Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
⁵ Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
⁶ Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluated American Board of Medical Specialties member boards’ lactation-specific board examination accommodation policies and corroborated the outcomes of these policies by comparing the self-reported experiences of lactating or potentially lactating female physicians with board examinations.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Certification* / legislation & jurisprudence
Certification* / methods
Cross-Sectional Studies
Education, Medical* / methods
Education, Medical* / organization & administration
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency* / methods
Internship and Residency* / organization & administration
Lactation*
Needs Assessment
Parental Leave
Physicians, Women*
Specialty Boards* / ethics
Specialty Boards* / standards
Test Taking Skills
United States

Grants and funding

K24 AR075060/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States