Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Identifier

DOI: 10.1111/pde.13684

Abstract

Studies have suggested there is a shortage of pediatric dermatologists in the United States, but the workforce has not been well defined. The Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) Workforce Committee sought to characterize the US pediatric dermatology workforce with a nine-question survey, sent to all 484 US SPD members in December 2016. The response rate was 30%. Most pediatric dermatologists were practicing in major metropolitan markets, seeing an average of 80 patients a week with an average 6-week wait time. These findings indicate that geographic maldistribution and long wait times for new patient appointments remain substantial hurdles for adequate access to subspecialty pediatric dermatology care.

Journal Title

Pediatric dermatology

Volume

36

Issue

1

First Page

166

Last Page

168

MeSH Keywords

Appointments and Schedules; Child; Dermatologists; Dermatology; Health Services Accessibility; Health Workforce; Humans; Societies, Medical; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; Waiting Lists

Keywords

children; education; pediatric; pediatric dermatology; pediatrics; workforce

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