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Report tells where pediatric subspecialists are
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Oct. 3, 2011
A study in the Sept. 12 Pediatrics tracked the settings where pediatric subspecialists are practicing.
Researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed a random national sample of 1,696 pediatric subspecialists. A total of 65% worked in university-owned hospitals or outpatient centers. About 16% were in community hospitals; an additional 12% were in private outpatient practices; and 7% were in other settings.
Neonatologists were the least likely among pediatric subspecialists to work in an academic setting, with only 49% doing so. About 38% practiced in a community hospital; 2% had a private outpatient practice; and 13% were working in other settings. Sixty-four percent of pediatric cardiologists were in academia, with 5% in the community hospital setting and 27% in a private outpatient practice. The remainder worked in other settings.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/10/03/bibf1003.htm.
