Where Are All the Pediatricians?

JAMA. 2024 Sep 10;332(10):783-784. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.8485.
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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint highlights the current decline in US medical graduates choosing pediatrics as a specialty; discusses some reasons for, and the long-term ramifications of, this decline; and suggests measures that could be taken to reverse the decline and ensure that children receive excellent care.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Career Choice*
  • Child Health Services* / economics
  • Child Health Services* / organization & administration
  • Child Health Services* / statistics & numerical data
  • Health Services Accessibility / economics
  • Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration
  • Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Pediatricians* / economics
  • Pediatricians* / supply & distribution
  • Pediatrics / economics
  • Pediatrics / organization & administration
  • Pediatrics / statistics & numerical data
  • Reimbursement Mechanisms / organization & administration
  • United States