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With the expansion of pediatric surgery fellowships from 2008 to 2018, there is concern for the dilution of training experience, especially for rare index cases. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) established required minimum case numbers by case type, but this is a program requirement rather than an individual trainee requirement. The American Board of Surgery (ABS) is considering instituting minimum case requirements across 5 broad categories for individuals to be board-eligible in pediatric surgery. ⋯ There is significant risk of a fellow failing to meet case minimums in the ACGME system and the proposed ABS system. This probability is increased for the half of programs below median. If the ABS institutes case minimums as a requirement for certification in pediatric surgery, the current training paradigm may be impacted at some programs.