The history of workforce concerns in pediatric pulmonary Medicine.

Creator(s)

Christopher M. Oermann, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Thomas Lahiri
Stacey L. Peterson-Carmichael
Pnina Weiss

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2023

Identifier

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25094

Abstract

Children are affected by a broad spectrum of acute and chronic respiratory disorders. The number of children with respiratory disease is increasing, as are the complexity of disease pathophysiology and the management demands on pediatric pulmonologists. Despite slowly increasing numbers of board-certified pediatric pulmonologists, large areas of the country are underserved and there is a perception of an impending workforce crisis. There are multiple reasons for these concerns. A joint effort between the Pediatric Pulmonology Division Directors Association and Pediatric Pulmonary Training Directors Association was undertaken to address these issues.

Journal Title

Pediatric pulmonology

Volume

58

Issue

3

First Page

683

Last Page

689

MeSH Keywords

Humans; Child; United States; Pulmonary Medicine; Workforce; Certification; Fellowships and Scholarships

Keywords

fellowship training; pediatric pulmonary medicine; workforce

Recommended Citation

Oermann CM, Lahiri T, Peterson-Carmichael SL, Weiss P. The history of workforce concerns in pediatric pulmonary Medicine. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023;58(3):683-689. doi:10.1002/ppul.25094