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Allen Friedland, M.D., MACP, FAAP
Section Chief of Medicine-Pediatrics
Expertise & Research Interests
- Special Health Care Needs
- Medicine-Pediatrics
- Medical Education
- Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Internal Medicine
- Children's Hospitals
- Med-Peds
- Primary Care
Education
- BS, Undergraduate: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City College of New York
- Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Hospital
- Residency, Combined Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati Hospital and Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati
- M.D., State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Allen Friedland, M.D., MACP, FAAP
Section Chief of Medicine-Pediatrics
Dr. Allen Friedland is director of ChristianaCare’s combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds) residency program, a nationally recognized program that operates in conjunction with Nemours Children's Health. Among medical students, residents and faculty nationwide, Dr. Friedland is renown for his leadership and success in innovative medical education.
He founded the Leadership Excellence Education for Residents/Fellows program and was the founding director for ChristianaCare’s Transition Care Practice, now part of the Center for Special Health Care Needs.
Dr. Friedland is a primary care physician for children and adults across the lifespan and serves as a professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, which sponsors the Med-Peds residency program.
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Experience
Dr. Allen Friedland recognized for leadership at national level
Perceptions of Resident Autonomy in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
Virtual Med-Peds: Description of the First Virtual Med-Peds Student Elective During COVID-19
Balancing Burnout: Assessing and Improving Physician Health and Wellness
Physician burnout impacts care (self and patients), productivity, longevity of career, and overall cost. While burnout rates for pediatricians are lower than average (41%), rates have not improved significantly over time. Although strategies at the system level have been more successful than the individual level, both aspects are vital.
The Med-Peds Hospitalist Workforce: Results From the American Academy of Pediatrics Workforce Survey
There is no published literature about the med-peds hospitalist workforce, physicians dually trained in internal medicine and pediatrics. Our objective was to analyze this subset of physicians by using data from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) workforce survey to assess practice patterns and workforce demographics.
The Practice Patterns of Recently Graduated Internal Medicine–Pediatric Hospitalists
To identify the current practice patterns and professional activities of internal medicine–pediatrics (med-peds) hospitalists who have graduated in the past 5 years (June 2009–June 2013).
Transitions Clinical Report Authoring Group
- Board Certified in American Board of Pediatrics
- Board Certified in American Board of Internal Medicine
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University -- Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
- Physician Health Wellness, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Med-Peds -- Co-Founder
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Education -- Chair
- 2021 Mastership, American College of Physicians
- Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Association Leadership in Med-Peds Award, The 2019 MPPDA Leadership in Med-Peds Award recipient is Allen R. Friedland, MD, FACP, FAAP. The MPPDA Leadership in Med-Peds Award is an award given to a physician who has made significant contribution to Med-Peds as a profession.
- "Top Doc", Numerous times in Philadelphia Magazine and Delaware Today magazine
- The Laureate Award, American College of Physicians' Delaware Chapter
Allen Friedland, M.D., MACP, FAAP
Section Chief of Medicine-Pediatrics
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