TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric Endocrinology
T2 - Perspectives of Pediatric Endocrinologists Regarding Career Choice and Recruitment of Trainees
AU - Kumar, Seema
AU - Ashraf, Ambika P.
AU - Lteif, Aida
AU - Lynch, Jane
AU - Aye, Tandy
N1 - Funding Information:
The study was conducted in accordance with section E, “Protection of Research Participants,” of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors recommendations as they pertain to informed consent and statement of human and animal rights. We are grateful to the pediatric endocrinologists who participated in the survey and PES for allowing us to send out the surveys to their membership to make this study possible. We thank Tanya Petterson, M.S. and Kandace Lackore for their expertise and assistance with statistical analysis. This work was funded by grant number UL1 TR002377 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences . Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. The study was presented as a poster at the 2020 annual meeting of PES.
Funding Information:
The study was conducted in accordance with section E, “Protection of Research Participants,” of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors recommendations as they pertain to informed consent and statement of human and animal rights. We are grateful to the pediatric endocrinologists who participated in the survey and PES for allowing us to send out the surveys to their membership to make this study possible. We thank Tanya Petterson, M.S. and Kandace Lackore for their expertise and assistance with statistical analysis. This work was funded by grant number UL1 TR002377 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. The study was presented as a poster at the 2020 annual meeting of PES. The authors have no multiplicity of interest to disclose.
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© 2020 AACE
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Objectives: To examine main factors that influence the decision to choose pediatric endocrinology as a career among pediatric endocrinologists and assess their work satisfaction or stress level and suggested strategies to increase interest in subspecialty training in pediatric endocrinology. Methods: A workforce survey was distributed among 1470 members of the Pediatric Endocrine Society. Results: The response rate was 37.4%, with 550 members responding. The most common reasons for the respondents choosing pediatric endocrinology were intellectual stimulation (79%), exposure to endocrinology during residency (57%) or medical school (43%), and ability to establish relationships with patients with chronic disorders (54%). Of the respondents, 97% considered intellectual stimulation as the most favorable aspect of the specialty, and 84% considered financial compensation as the most unfavorable aspect of pediatric endocrinology. Majority (77%) were satisfied or very satisfied with their work environment. The mean work-related stress score (0 [none] to 10 [worst]) was 5.7, standard deviation was 2.1, and median was 6 (Q1, Q3: 4, 7). Increased financial compensation for the services and loan payment or forgiveness option were the top strategies suggested to enhance interest among residents for training in the subspecialty. One third (37%) felt that reducing the duration of the fellowship to 2 years would increase interest in training in pediatric endocrinology. Conclusion: The pediatric endocrinologists reported overall excellent career satisfaction, indicating the potential to attract high-quality doctors to the specialty. Improving reimbursement and loan forgiveness were the top strategies suggested for increasing interest in subspecialty training in pediatric endocrinology.
AB - Objectives: To examine main factors that influence the decision to choose pediatric endocrinology as a career among pediatric endocrinologists and assess their work satisfaction or stress level and suggested strategies to increase interest in subspecialty training in pediatric endocrinology. Methods: A workforce survey was distributed among 1470 members of the Pediatric Endocrine Society. Results: The response rate was 37.4%, with 550 members responding. The most common reasons for the respondents choosing pediatric endocrinology were intellectual stimulation (79%), exposure to endocrinology during residency (57%) or medical school (43%), and ability to establish relationships with patients with chronic disorders (54%). Of the respondents, 97% considered intellectual stimulation as the most favorable aspect of the specialty, and 84% considered financial compensation as the most unfavorable aspect of pediatric endocrinology. Majority (77%) were satisfied or very satisfied with their work environment. The mean work-related stress score (0 [none] to 10 [worst]) was 5.7, standard deviation was 2.1, and median was 6 (Q1, Q3: 4, 7). Increased financial compensation for the services and loan payment or forgiveness option were the top strategies suggested to enhance interest among residents for training in the subspecialty. One third (37%) felt that reducing the duration of the fellowship to 2 years would increase interest in training in pediatric endocrinology. Conclusion: The pediatric endocrinologists reported overall excellent career satisfaction, indicating the potential to attract high-quality doctors to the specialty. Improving reimbursement and loan forgiveness were the top strategies suggested for increasing interest in subspecialty training in pediatric endocrinology.
KW - education
KW - fellowship
KW - pediatric endocrinology
KW - subspecialty training
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eprac.2020.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.eprac.2020.12.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 34132198
AN - SCOPUS:85109507521
SN - 1530-891X
VL - 27
SP - 743
EP - 748
JO - Endocrine Practice
JF - Endocrine Practice
IS - 7
ER -