You can’t predict which specific questions will appear on the General Pediatrics Certifying Examination, but the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) provides a content outline, or blueprint, of information you can expect to be covered on the exam.
NEJM Knowledge+ Pediatrics Board Review content is designed to reflect the ABP exam blueprint. Because our system adapts to you, NEJM Knowledge+ will help you focus on the blueprint areas where you need the most review, providing efficient, effective preparation for the ABP exam.
The NEJM Knowledge+ Pediatric Board Review content areas are as follows:
The items in the NEJM Knowledge+ Pediatrics question bank reflect pediatrics practice across the following key dimensions:
- Prevention, screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment
- Ambulatory clinic and hospital-based care
- Chronic, subacute, acute, and emergency cases
- Various patient characteristics, including age and gender
- ACGME core competencies
NEJM Knowledge+ represents a comprehensive survey of pediatric medicine. And like the board exam, NEJM Knowledge+ focuses on the clinical scenarios most relevant to general pediatrics, allowing you to approach the exam with confidence.
ABP Certification/Recertification Examination Blueprint
The ABP blueprint lists the categories of pediatric medicine that will appear on all three ABP general pediatrics exams (initial certification, MOC, and in-training) and shows you approximately how much of the exam content is devoted to each topic. The current blueprint determines the exam content through August 31, 2017, and the updated blueprint will become effective on September 1, 2017 and determine exam content until further notice.
Current ABP Blueprint (effective through August 31, 2017)
Pediatric Content Category | Approximate Percentage |
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Growth and Development | 5.0% |
Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders | 4.0% |
Preventive Pediatrics | 5.0% |
Poisoning and Environmental Exposure to Hazardous Substances | 2.0% |
Fetus and Newborn Infant | 3.5% |
Fluid and Electrolyte Metabolism | 2.5% |
Genetics and Dysmorphology | 2.5% |
Allergic and Immunologic Disorders | 3.5% |
Infectious Diseases | 4.5% |
Metabolic Disorders | 1.5% |
Endocrine Disorders | 3.5% |
Gastrointestinal Disorders | 3.5% |
Respiratory Disorders | 4.0% |
Cardiovascular Disorders | 3.0% |
Blood and Neoplastic Disorders | 2.5% |
Renal and Urologic Disorders | 2.5% |
Genital System Disorders | 1.5% |
Neurologic Disorders | 3.0% |
Musculoskeletal Disorders | 3.0% |
Skin Disorders | 3.5% |
Collagen Vascular and Other Multisystem Disorders | 1.5% |
Disorders of the Eye | 1.0% |
Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders | 3.5% |
Adolescent Medicine and Gynecology | 4.0% |
Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness | 2.5% |
Substance Abuse | 1.5% |
Disorders of Cognition, Language, and Learning | 3.0% |
Behavioral and Mental Health Issues | 4.0% |
Psychosocial Issues | 2.0% |
Child Abuse and Neglect | 2.0% |
Critical Care | 2.0% |
Emergency Care | 3.0% |
Pharmacology and Pain Management | 2.0% |
Research and Statistics | 1.5% |
Ethics for Primary Pediatricians | 1.0% |
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement | 1.5% |
Total | 100% |
Updated ABP Blueprint (effective beginning September 1, 2017)
Content Domain | Exam Weight |
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Preventive Pediatrics/Well-Child Care | 8.0% |
Fetal and Neonatal Care | 5.0% |
Adolescent Care | 5.0% |
Genetics, Dysmorphology, and Metabolic Disorders | 3.0% |
Mental and Behavioral Health | 5.0% |
Child Abuse and Neglect | 4.0% |
Emergency and Critical Care | 4.0% |
Infectious Diseases | 7.0% |
Oncology | 2.0% |
Hematology | 4.0% |
Allergy and Immunology | 4.0% |
Endocrinology | 4.0% |
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | 4.0% |
Rheumatology | 2.0% |
Neurology | 5.0% |
Ear, Eye, Nose, and Throat | 4.0% |
Cardiology | 4.0% |
Pulmonology | 5.0% |
Gastroenterology | 4.0% |
Nephrology, Fluids, and Electrolytes | 4.0% |
Urology and Genital Disorders | 3.0% |
Skin/Dermatology | 4.0% |
Psychosocial Issues | 2.0% |
Ethics | 2.0% |
Research Methods, Patient Safety, and Quality Improvement | 2.0% |
Total | 100% |
In addition, the updated ABP blueprint indicates percentages for “universal tasks” that will be tested on the board exam:
Total
Universal Task | Exam Weight |
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Basic Science and Pathophysiology | 20% |
Epidemiology and Risk Assessment | 10% |
Diagnosis | 35% |
Management and Treatment | 35% |
Total | 100% |
For more information on what to expect as you prepare for the ABP exam, see Taking the ABP Exam.