Infectious Diseases Physicians: Improving and Protecting the Public’s Health: Why Equitable Compensation Is Critical
| Autor: | Matthew Zahn, Noreen A. Hynes, Gail R. Hansen, Rodger D. MacArthur, Amesh A. Adalja, Amanda Jezek, Paul J. Edelson, Paul G. Auwaerter, Colin McGoodwin, Yukari C. Manabe, Jeffrey S. Duchin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty 030106 microbiology Population Subspecialty Communicable Diseases compensation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physicians Hospital-acquired infection medicine Antimicrobial stewardship Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education ID physician workforce Disease surveillance education.field_of_study Infection Control business.industry Salaries and Fringe Benefits Public health Compensation (psychology) public health Disease Management medicine.disease Viewpoints Infectious Diseases Family medicine Workforce business value of ID physicians Specialization |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| ISSN: | 1537-6591 1058-4838 |
| Popis: | Infectious diseases (ID) physicians play a crucial role in public health in a variety of settings. Unfortunately, much of this work is undercompensated despite the proven efficacy of public health interventions such as hospital acquired infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, disease surveillance, and outbreak response. The lack of compensation makes it difficult to attract the best and the brightest to the field of ID, threatening the future of the ID workforce. Here, we examine compensation data for ID physicians compared to their value in population and public health settings and suggest policy recommendations to address the pay disparities that exist between cognitive and procedural specialties that prevent more medical students and residents from entering the field. All ID physicians should take an active role in promoting the value of the subspecialty to policymakers and influencers as well as trainees. Infectious diseases (ID) physicians perform valuable roles protecting public health, but many of their activities are poorly compensated. Compensation policy changes are needed to allow the ID field to continue to attract the best and brightest medical students and residents. |
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