Sunday in the Park with Infectious Disease: Workforce Mismatch in a Colorful Universe of Possibilities

Thomas Moore; Louise-Marie Dembry; Michael S Saag

doi:10.1093/infdis/jix323

Sunday in the Park with Infectious Disease: Workforce Mismatch in a Colorful Universe of Possibilities

J Infect Dis. 2017 Sep 15;216(suppl_5):S581-S587. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix323.

Authors

Thomas Moore¹, Louise-Marie Dembry², Michael S Saag³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Consultants of Kansas and the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Campus.
² Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Abstract

The decline in applications for infectious diseases (ID) fellowships has been an area of active introspection for the leadership of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA). This prompted actions to address the problem, including surveys of current and former fellows. Ironically, the decline in applications to ID programs is occurring at a time when the need for ID providers has never been greater and the excitement and variety in the practice of ID has never been higher. Data regarding the current ID workforce are presented here, along with perspectives about the future of the profession in the decades to come.

Keywords: HIV; ID workforce; antibiotic stewardship; opportunities in ID.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Fellowships and Scholarships / organization & administration*
Fellowships and Scholarships / statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease Medicine / organization & administration*
Infectious Disease Medicine / statistics & numerical data
Male
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
United States
Workforce

Grants and funding

P30 AI027767/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States