A career in pediatrics can bring great joy and satisfaction. It can also be challenging and lead some providers to manifest burnout and depression. A curriculum designed to help pediatric health providers acquire resilience and adaptive skills may be a key element in transforming times of anxiety and grief into rewarding professional experiences. The need for this curriculum was identified by the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Medical Students, Residents and Fellowship Trainees. A working group of educators developed this curriculum to address the professional attitudes, knowledge, and skills essential to thrive despite the many stressors inevitable in clinical care. Fourteen modules incorporating adult learning theory were developed. The first 2 sections of the curriculum address the knowledge and skills to approach disclosure of life-altering diagnoses, and the second 2 sections focus on the provider's responses to difficult patient care experiences and their needs to develop strategies to maintain their own well-being. This curriculum addresses the intellectual and emotional characteristics patient care medical professionals need to provide highquality, compassionate care while also addressing active and intentional ways to maintain personal wellness and resilience. Drs Serwint, Bostwick, Burke, Church, Gogo, Hofkosh, King, Linebarger, McCabe, Moon, Osta, Rana, Sahler, and Smith conceptualized the curriculum, wrote portions of the curriculum, reviewed and revised the curriculum, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Ms Rivera served as the AAP staff member who assisted with the creation of the curriculum, provided feedback, uploaded the curriculum to the AAP Web site, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Dr Baldwin served as a copy editor and assisted with the development of the curriculum, in review of the modules and categorizing content, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; and all authors approved the fi nal manuscript as submitted.
