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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Arias, Cesar A
• Pirofski, Liise-anne

Titel

Infectious Diseases Training in the 21st Century: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of infectious diseases, 2024-03, Vol.229 (3), p.621-624

Ort / Verlag

United States: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract The percentage of infectious diseases (ID) fellowship positions filled has declined in the last years despite a relatively stable number of applicants. The data are concerning since this could impact an already strained workforce. A recent survey of ID fellowship program directors provides insight into the perceptions of program directors about factors that might have affected the match rate in 2023 and could also be applicable to the recent 2024 match. Here, we discuss the results of this survey and discuss the complex factors that might influence the choice of ID as an specialty. Although concerning, recent fellowship match results provide new opportunities to reassess current models of ID training and design innovative strategies for ID fellowship and education.