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J Pediatr Intensive Care 2022; 11(02): 105-108
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716908
Original Article

Employment Opportunities for Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Trained Physicians in the United States

Abdallah R. Dalabih
1   Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
,
Parthak Prodhan
1   Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
,
Zena L. Harris
2   Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
,
Meredith F. Bone
2   Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Abstract

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) training programs and trained fellows in the United State increased steadily without a corresponding increase in population growth. PCCM trainees worry about limited employment prospects. This study aimed to quantify the demand for PCCM trained physicians in the United States by prospectively tracking full-time employment opportunities over 12 months. The number of advertised opportunities identified was low compared with number of fellows likely to be seeking jobs during same time period. If market demand remains stable, there is risk of excess supply if number of newly fellowship-trained PCCM physicians continues to rise.

Keywords

pediatric critical care - job - employment - fellowship


Publication History

Received: 21 June 2020

Accepted: 20 August 2020

Article published online:
21 September 2020

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