Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, is the Incoming Chief of the Department of Pediatrics of Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Chung will be responsible for leadership, strategy, oversight, and vision for the Department of Pediatrics, ensuring alignment with the goals, strategic priorities, and mission of Boston Children’s, the Physician’s Organization, and Harvard Medical School.

In addition to her role as Chief of the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Chung will serve as the Mary Ellen Avery Professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and President of the Children’s Hospital Pediatric Associates.

Dr. Chung joins Boston Children’s from Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, where she servs as Chief of the Division of Clinical Genetics within the Department of Pediatrics, the Associate Director for Education at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Medical Director for the Columbia Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, and the Precision Medicine Resource Leader at the Irving Institute. Dr. Chung is also a Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics in Medicine who leads the Chung Laboratory at Columbia University Medical Center.

With more than 20 years of experience as a clinical and molecular geneticist, Dr. Chung has directed many National Institutes of Health-funded research programs. She is the tenured Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and currently serves as the Director of Clinical Research at the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI), where she leads two large autism and neurodevelopmental disorder cohorts, SPARK and Searchlight. She is also the Director of the Pediatric Neuromuscular Network Molecular Core and the New York Obesity Center Molecular Genetics Core.

Dr. Chung received her BA in biochemistry and economics from Cornell University, her MD from Cornell University Medical College, and her PhD in genetics from Rockefeller University.

Course Director: Alireza Haghighi, MD, DPhil, FACMG

For questions regarding the registration process, please contact Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development at [email protected].

You may print individual certificates throughout the year; your cumulative list of sessions attended is accessible on your transcript.

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacy
This activity provides 1 contact hours (1 CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA0007437-0000-22-009-L04-P

Dentists
Mass General Brigham is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 1 continuing education credits.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Lifelong Learning Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)

MOC COMPLETION CRITERIA

Participant completion for MOC points will only be reported to the boards at the conclusion of the series (June 2023). 

MOC points can only be awarded if you attended the entire hour session. 

Please have your ABP ID available when completing the survey for MOC points.

The survey is accessible through the evaluation.

Lifelong Learning MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

Upon successful completion of this activity, if you wish to receive MOC Part 2 points you will need to enter your ABP ID number in the pre survey section. The Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development will verify completion of activity and report to the ABP. Diplomates must check their ABP Portfolio for confirmation of your MOC Part 2 points.

MOC II RECOGNITION STATEMENT

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)

MOC COMPLETION CRITERIA

Participant completion for MOC points will only be reported to the boards at the conclusion of the series (June 2023). 

MOC points can only be awarded if you attended the entire hour session. 

Please have your ABA ID available when completing the survey for MOC points.

The survey is accessible through the evaluation.

Lifelong Learning MOC points in the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

Upon successful completion of this activity, if you wish to receive MOC Part 2 points you will need to enter your ABA ID number in the pre survey section. The Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development will verify completion of activity and report to the ABA. Your MOC credits will be available in your board profile by the end of the calendar year. If any data provided on this form is returned by the boards as incorrect, the Office of Continuing Professional Development will contact you by email to request the correct information. Diplomates are responsible for checking their ABA Portfolio for confirmation of MOC Part 2 points.

MOC II RECOGNITION STATEMENT

This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology^TM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements

American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM)

MOC COMPLETION CRITERIA

Participant completion for MOC points will only be reported to the boards at the conclusion of the series (June 2023). 

MOC points can only be awarded if you attended the entire hour session. 

Please have your ABIM ID available when completing the survey for MOC points.

The survey is accessible through the evaluation.

Lifelong Learning MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

Upon successful completion of this activity, if you wish to receive MOC Part 2 points you will need to enter your ABIM ID number in the pre survey section. The Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development will verify completion of activity and report to the ABIM. Your MOC credits will be available in your board profile by the end of the calendar year. If any data provided on this form is returned by the boards as incorrect, the Office of Continuing Professional Development will contact you by email to request the correct information. Diplomates are responsible for checking their ABIM Portfolio for confirmation of MOC Part 2 points.

 MOC Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC points [and patient safety MOC credit] in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Pathology (ABPath)

MOC COMPLETION CRITERIA

Participant completion for MOC points will only be reported to the boards at the conclusion of the series (June 2023). 

MOC points can only be awarded if you attended the entire hour session. 

Please have your ABPath ID available when completing the survey for MOC points.

The survey is accessible through the evaluation.

Lifelong Learning MOC points in the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

Upon successful completion of this activity, if you wish to receive MOC Part 2 points you will need to enter your ABPath ID number in the pre survey section. The Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development will verify completion of activity and report to the ABPath. Your MOC credits will be available in your board profile by the end of the calendar year. If any data provided on this form is returned by the boards as incorrect, the Office of Continuing Professional Development will contact you by email to request the correct information. Diplomates are responsible for checking their ABPath Portfolio for confirmation of MOC Part 2 points.

MOC II RECOGNITION STATEMENT

This activity has been registered to offer credit in the American Board of Pathology's (ABPath) Continuing Certification. Each session offers 1 Lifelong Learning (Part II) point for ABPath

American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)

MOC COMPLETION CRITERIA

Participant completion for MOC points will only be reported to the boards at the conclusion of the series (June 2023). 

MOC points can only be awarded if you attended the entire hour session. 

Please have your ABO ID available when completing the survey for MOC points.

The survey is accessible through the evaluation.

Lifelong Learning MOC points in the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

Upon successful completion of this activity, if you wish to receive MOC Part 2 points you will need to enter your ABO ID number in the pre survey section. The Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development will verify completion of activity and report to the ABO. Your MOC credits will be available in your board profile by the end of the calendar year. If any data provided on this form is returned by the boards as incorrect, the Office of Continuing Professional Development will contact you by email to request the correct information. Diplomates are responsible for checking their ABO Portfolio for confirmation of MOC Part 2 points.

MOC II RECOGNITION STATEMENT

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, earns credit toward the Lifelong Learning [,Self-Assessment, Improvement in Medical Practice and/or Patient Safety] requirement[s] for the American Board of Ophthalmology’s Continuing Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting credit.

American Board of Surgery (ABS)

MOC COMPLETION CRITERIA

Participant completion for MOC points will only be reported to the boards at the conclusion of the series (June 2023). 

MOC points can only be awarded if you attended the entire hour session. 

Please have your ABS ID available when completing the survey for MOC points.

The survey is accessible through the evaluation.

Lifelong Learning MOC points in the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

Upon successful completion of this activity, if you wish to receive MOC Part 2 points you will need to enter your ABS ID number in the pre survey section. The Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development will verify completion of activity and report to the ABS. Your MOC credits will be available in your board profile by the end of the calendar year. If any data provided on this form is returned by the boards as incorrect, the Office of Continuing Professional Development will contact you by email to request the correct information. Diplomates are responsible for checking their ABS Portfolio for confirmation of MOC Part 2 points.

MOC II RECOGNITION STATEMENT

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment requirements] of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

This session will broadcast outside of Mass General Brigham.