The US pediatric nephrology workforce: A report commissioned by the American Academy of Pediatrics

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-39

  Primack, William A ^a   Meyers, Kevin E ^b   Kirkwood, Suzanne J ^c   Ruch Ross, Holly S ^c   Radabaugh, Carrie L ^c   Greenbaum, Larry A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); fellows; fellowship training; health care worker maldistribution; health services needs; medical career; Pediatric nephrology; physician motivation; physician shortage; staffing adequacy; work life balance; workforce; workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASIC RESEARCH; CAREER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; NEPHROLOGIST; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; RETIREMENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; MANPOWER; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEPHROLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RETIREMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937525243     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.03.022     Document Type: Article

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