Abstract
Background: From 2012, the committee for the board certification system of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery （JSPCCS） began to collect annual reports of the previous year from board-certified teaching hospitals and hospital groups.
Aim: To analyze annual reports of 2011 and 2012.
Method: From annual reports of 2011 and 2012, we analyzed data on human resources and clinical activity of each hospital.
Results: 1. In 2011, 42/44 （95.5%） hospitals and 35/38 （92.1%） hospital groups that included 81/97 （83.5%） in-group hospitals, while in 2012, 46/47 （97.8%） hospitals and 34/38 （89.4%） hospital groups that included 85/94 （90.4%） in-group hospitals reported their annual reports. 2. Human resources: Both in 2011 and 2012, the median number of board-certified pediatric cardiologists in teaching hospitals, hospital groups, and in-group hospitals was 3, 5, 2, each. The median number of trainees was 3, 4, and 2 in 2011, and in 2012 which was 4, 4, and 2, respectively. 3. Clinical activity: The median number of admission per year in teaching hospitals, hospital groups, and in-group hospitals was 242，252，and 85, in 2011. In 2012, it was 270, 233, and 94. The median number of cardiac catheterizations was 127, 102, and 31, in 2011, and 146, 105, and 22 in 2012, respectively. In 2011 and 2012, 4 （9.5%） and 4 （8.7%） teaching hospitals did not qualify the number of admission, while 9 （11.1%） and 14 （16.5%） in-group hospitals did also not qualify the number of admission. Two （4.8%） and 2 （4.3%） teaching hospitals, and 5 （14.3%） and 3 （8.8%） hospital groups did not qualified the number of cardiac catheterizations.
Conclusion: Human resources of certified pediatric cardiologists in teaching hospitals and in hospital groups matched the number of trainees, while a considerable number of hospitals could not qualify clinical data as a teaching hospital. The qualification system for teaching hospitals and hospital groups may need to be revised in the near future.
