The American Board of Pediatrics - 2023-2025 Pediatric Training Program Pass Rates - February 2026

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This report summarizes 3-year cumulative pass rates (2023-2025) on the general pediatrics certifying examination for ABP-accredited residency programs accredited by ACGME and RCPSC. For each listed program, ABP provides the total number of first-time candidates, the number passing, and the percentage passing, with U.S. programs ordered by state abbreviation and Canadian programs following. Interpretation requires caution for programs with fewer than 25 examinees, and the dataset is updated annually.

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Program Scope and Data Coverage

Included Candidates

Reporting Rules for Small Cohorts

How Pass Rates Are Calculated

Cumulative Pass Rate (2023-2025)

Program Listing Order and Structure

Limitations and Interpretation

Sample Size Stability

Changes Within the Three-Year Window

The American Board of Pediatrics 2023-2025 Pediatric Training Program Pass Rates February 2026 This report contains information about how programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) performed on the general pediatrics certifying examination. For each residency program listed within this report, the ABP has computed the 3-year cumulative pass rate (2023-2025) for all first-time test takers who tested during that timeframe. US programs are listed first by state abbreviation, followed by Canadian programs. Within state or province, programs are listed alphabetically by city. For each program, this report provides the number of candidates who took the examination, the number who passed, and the percent that passed. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the pass rates, especially for programs with fewer than 25 examinees in three years. This report is updated annually. Which residents are included in the calculation of a program's pass rate? Candidates are included in the computation of a program pass rate if they meet all the following conditions: 1. They were first-time takers of 2023-2025 certifying examinations in general pediatrics (repeat takers are excluded) . 2. They completed residency training in general pediatrics within seven years from the date of their first certifying examination. 3. The final year of training was in general pediatrics or a combined pediatric training program. The combined training programs include medicine-pediatrics, pediatrics-psychiatry, pediatrics-emergency medicine, pediatrics-physical medicine & rehabilitation, pediatrics-genetics, and pediatrics-anesthesiology. Please note that for programs with fewer than five examinees during this timeframe (2023-2025), only the number of total examinees is reported in order to protect the anonymity of examinees. What are the limitations of the data? Many factors influence a program's pass rate. Some are directly attributable to the program such as curriculum, faculty, and resident selection criteria. Others relate to examinees and the examination and are beyond the control of the program. Examinee factors include work habits during training and preparation for the examination, while examination factors include the specific content sampled in any year's test. Other limitations may also affect the precision of the data. First, programs with smaller numbers of examinees will have less stable results. Second, if significant changes in the program have occurred within the three years, pass rates may not fully reflect these changes. If you have any questions or comments about this report, please email [scoring@abpeds.org](scoring@abpeds.org). |
Program Name | State |
City | Total Examinees | Number Passing | Percent Passing | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | University of Alabama Medical Center | AL | Birmingham | 84 | 77 | 92% | | | USA Health Children's and Women's Hospital | AL | Mobile | 38 | 31 | 82% | | | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | AR | Little Rock | 86 | 70 | 81% | | | Phoenix Children's/Maricopa Med Ctr/Banner Good Samaritan | AZ | Phoenix | 115 | 95 | 83% | | | Tucson Hospitals | AZ | Tucson | 11 | 8 | 73% | | | University of Arizona | AZ | Tucson | 51 | 40 | 78% | | | University of California, San Francisco-Fresno | CA | Fresno | 17 | 12 | 71% | | | Loma Linda University | CA | Loma Linda | 84 | 58 | 69% | | | Children's Hospital of Los Angeles | CA | Los Angeles | 102 | 96 | 94% | | | Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles) | CA | Los Angeles | 22 | 16 | 73% | | | UCLA / David Geffen SOM | CA | Los Angeles | 91 | 85 | 93% | | | Univ. of So. California / LAC + USC Medical Center | CA | Los Angeles | 49 | 42 | 86% | | | Valley Children's Healthcare | CA | Madera | 38 | 31 | 82% | | | Kaiser Permanente Medical Group (Northern California) | CA |

FAQs

Which candidates are included when computing a program’s pass rate?

Included candidates are first-time takers of the 2023-2025 general pediatrics certifying examinations, who completed general pediatrics residency training within seven years of their first examination. The final year must be in general pediatrics or a specified combined pediatric training program.

How does the report handle programs with very few examinees?

For programs with fewer than five examinees during 2023-2025, only the total number of examinees is reported to protect examinee anonymity.

What limitations affect how to interpret the pass-rate results?

Pass rates can be influenced by factors attributable to programs (curriculum, faculty, resident selection) and by examinee and examination factors beyond program control. Smaller examinee counts yield less stable results, and significant program changes during the three years may not be fully reflected.

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