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Pediatrics 101 Charts
2005
American Academy of Pediatrics
Quick Facts Table 1 | Specialty Choice |
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| According to data from the American Medical Association, primary care specialists and subspecialists in the United States are distributed as follows: | | Internal medicine: 42.3% | | Family medicine: 22.3% | | Pediatrics: 19.8% | | Obstetrics and gynecology: 11.8% | | General practice: 3.7% |
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Source: American Medical Association. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US, 2005 Edition. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association; 2005:27, 283 |
| Average Percentage of Time in General Pediatrics and Subspecialty Pediatrics |
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| Pediatricians' time spent doing general pediatrics*: 70.8% | | Pediatricians' time spent doing subspecialty pediatrics: 29.2% |
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Source: American Academy of Pediatrics Division of Health Services Research. Periodic survey of pediatricians #57-60, 2004. AAP Web site. Available at: http://www.aap.org/research/periodicsurvey/practicecharacter2004color.htm#Table2 |
Quick Facts Table 2 | Duty Hours* |
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 Duty hours are limited to 80 hours per week, averaged over a 4-week period, inclusive of in-house call activities and in-house moonlighting. | | Residents must be provided with 1 day in 7 free from all educational and clinical responsibilities, averaged over a 4-week period, inclusive of call. | | Residents must have 10 hours for rest and personal activities between all daily duty periods and after in-house call. | | In-house call must occur no more often than every third night, averaged over a 4-week period. | | Continuous on-site duty, including in-house call, must not exceed 24 consecutive hours, although residents may remain on duty for up to 6 additional hours to participate in didactic activities, maintain continuity of medical and surgical care, transfer care of patients, or conduct outpatient continuity clinics. No new patients may be accepted after 24 hours of continuous duty. Additional language about at-home call (pager call) can be obtained from the source below. |
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Source: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. ACGME Web site. Available at: http://www.acgme.org/acwebsite/dutyhours/dh_Lang703.pdf *Duty hour restrictions apply to all medical specialties and are not limited to pediatrics. |
| Training Programs in Categorical Pediatrics and Med-Peds, Academic Year 2004–2005 |
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| Number of accredited training programs in general pediatrics: 203 | | Number of participating residents: 7,894 | | Length of training: 3 years | | Number of accredited training programs in internal medicine-pediatrics: 105 | | Number of participating residents: 1,473 | | Length of training: 4 years |
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Source: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Number of all programs for a specific academic year (including combined programs) (Ending 6/30/2005). ACGME Web site. Available at: http://www.acgme.org/adspublic/reports/accredited_programs_all.asp. |
| Curriculum Guidelines for 36-Month Residency in General Pediatrics |
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| The current guidelines for 36-month residency in general pediatrics are being revised. For the most recent set of guidelines, visit the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Web site at http://www.acgme.org/. |
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Source: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Program requirements for residency education in pediatrics. ACGME Web site. Available at: at http://www.acgme.org/. |
Quick Facts Table 3 | Board Certification |
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| Board certification is accomplished through the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) after completion of 3 years of training in an accredited residency program and successful completion of a comprehensive written examination. Evidence of maintenance of certification is required every 7 years. | | New applicant registration to take the certifying examination in general pediatrics in 2005 is $1,295.* |
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*American Board of Pediatrics. Application, registration and fees. ABP Web site. Available at: http://www.abp.org/datefee/certdate.htm. |
| Increases in Number of Board-Certified General Pediatricians* |
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| Number certified in 1970: 788 | | Number certified in 1988: 2,121 | | Number certified in 1997: 2,754 | | Number certified in 2000: 2,586 | | Number certified in 2003: 2,656 |
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Sources *American Board of Medical Specialties. General Certificates issued. ABMS Web site. Available at: http://www.abms.org/downloads/statistics/table2.pdf. |
Quick Facts Table 4 | Employment Settings |
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| Those responding to the 2004 Periodic Surveys of Fellows spent the following average percentages of time in these employment settings: | | Group practice: 45.3% | | Solo/2-physician practice: 15% | | Hospital or clinic: 14.5% | | Medical school: 12% | | Other: 9.9% | | Health maintenance organization: 3.3% |
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Source: American Academy of Pediatrics. Socioeconomic survey of pediatricians: #57-60, 2004. AAP Web site. Available at: http://www.aap.org/research/periodicsurvey/practicecharacter2004color.htm#Table3 |
Quick Facts Table 5 | Physician Demographics: Age |
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| Pediatrics has a higher proportion of physicians younger than 35 years than any other specialty. | | Proportion of US physicians younger than 35 years: 16% | | Proportion of US pediatricians younger than 35 years: 24% | | Proportion of US pediatricians younger than 45 years: 51% |
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Source: American Medical Association. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US, 2005 Edition. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association; 2005:v, 9 |
| Pediatrician Demographics: Gender |
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| Number of female pediatricians, 2003: 35,143* | | Proportion of categorical pediatric residents who are female, 2005: 67%‡ |
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Sources *American Medical Association. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US, 2005 Edition. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association; 2005:2 ‡American Medical Association Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. AMA Web site. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/vapp/freida/spcstsc/0,1238,320,00.html |
Quick Facts Table 6 | How Pediatricians Divide Their Time |
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| Practicing pediatricians* responding to the 2004 Periodic Survey of Fellows reported that they worked an average of 45.8 hours per week. | | Direct patient care: 34.5 hours | | Administrative time: 4.6 hours | | Teaching: 2.9 hours | | Research: 2.0 hours | | Fellowship training: 1.9 hours |
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Source: American Academy of Pediatrics Division of Health Services Research. Periodic survey of fellows #57-60, 2004. AAP Web site. Available at: http://www.aap.org/research/periodicsurvey/practicecharacter2004color.htm#Table1 |
| Part-time Pediatricians |
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| Percentage of pediatricians* reporting they are practicing part-time (average 25 hours in direct patient care) | | 1993: 10.9% | | 2000: 14.9% | | 2003: 20.4% |
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*Excluding residents and those in fellowship training Source: American Academy of Pediatrics Division of Health Services Research. Periodic Survey of Fellows # 21,34,54,2004. Available at: http://www.aap.org/research.html |
| Physicians With Part-time Experience by Specialty |
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| Proportion of physicians in a specialty who report having practiced part-time at some point in their careers | | Pediatrics: 26.1% | | Psychiatry: 22.2% | | Family practice: 22.1% | | Obstetrics and gynecology: 18.4% | | Internal medicine: 16% | | All other specialties: 14.4% |
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Source: American Academy of Pediatrics Department of Health Policy Research. Pediatrics leads specialties in number of part-time physicians. AAP News. 2002;21:126 |
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