TY - JOUR
T1 - Infectious Diseases Training in the 21st Century
T2 - A Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
AU - Arias, Cesar A.
AU - Pirofski, Liise Anne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.
PY - 2024/3/15
Y1 - 2024/3/15
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Infectious Diseases fellowship
KW - Infectious Diseases match
KW - infectious diseases training
KW - Medicine
KW - Fellowships and Scholarships
KW - Internship and Residency
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Education, Medical, Graduate
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U2 - 10.1093/infdis/jiad569
DO - 10.1093/infdis/jiad569
M3 - Article
C2 - 38309698
AN - SCOPUS:85187804207
SN - 0022-1899
VL - 229
SP - 621
EP - 624
JO - Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 3
ER -