Policy Recommendations for Optimizing the Infectious Diseases Physician-Scientist Workforce

The Infectious Diseases Society of America, HIV Medicine Association, and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society are concerned by the continued decline in the number of infectious diseases trainees pursuing careers as physician-scientists and the attrition of junior and midcareer physician-scientists...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2018-08, Vol.218 (suppl_1), p.S49-S54
Main Authors: Singh, Upinder, Levy, Jaclyn, Armstrong, Wendy, Bedimo, Roger, Creech, C Buddy, Lautenbach, Ebbing, Popovich, Kyle J, Snowden, Jessica, Vyas, Jatin M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical Research
Career Choice
Communicable Diseases
Health Policy
Health Workforce
Humans
Mentors
Physicians
Research Personnel
Societies, Medical
Training Support
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Summary:The Infectious Diseases Society of America, HIV Medicine Association, and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society are concerned by the continued decline in the number of infectious diseases trainees pursuing careers as physician-scientists and the attrition of junior and midcareer physician-scientists. The inability to replace the aging physician-scientist workforce will have a negative, long-lasting impact our biomedical research enterprise and its ability to drive the discovery of new treatments for important infectious diseases. We discuss policy recommendations for securing and optimizing the infectious diseases physician-scientist workforce in the areas of education, training, compensation, and mentorship, as well as ways to improve federal research funding, cross-sector collaboration, and workforce diversity.
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1093/infdis/jiy246