Long-term Plans for Those Selecting Hospital Medicine as an Initial Career Choice.

Background: The proportion of the newly graduated pediatric workforce that becomes hospitalists has been increasing slightly over the past decade. However, it is unknown what proportion of those who accept hospitalist positions as their first job intend to remain in the field longer term. This is important to workforce projections regarding the magnitude of those who will function in this role.

New pediatricians: first jobs and future workplace goals.

Background And Objectives: Concern is often expressed about the satisfaction of new physicians and the potential match of their workplace goals with available positions. We studied the interface of desired professional activities with actual initial positions.

Methods: Survey study of all general pediatricians taking the 2012 General Pediatrics Certifying Examination.

Pediatric nurse practitioners: influences on career choice.

Background: The demand for hiring pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) is strong. However, the number of newly educated PNPs has remained relatively flat during the past several years. Understanding the rationale and timing for the decision to pursue this profession is essential to having a positive impact on increasing the future workforce.

Resident work hour changes in children's hospitals: impact on staffing patterns and workforce needs.

Background And Objective: Changes to the structure and nature of resident duty hour assignments can create compensatory workforce needs in hospital or outpatient settings to ensure appropriate patient care. The objective of this study was to understand what, if any, adjustments children's hospitals have made in staffing and assignments of specific duties during the past 2 years as a result of residency duty hour changes, and what changes are anticipated in the upcoming 2 years.

Methods: Mail survey to chief executive officers and chief operating officers of 114 freestanding children's hospitals or children's hospitals within a larger hospital.

Comparing the self-reported referral and management preferences of pediatricians and family physicians for children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective: The symptoms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) are often first recognized by primary care physicians. Little is known about the determinants of the initial management and referral patterns of these physicians for children with JRA. We compared the self-reported preferences and practices of pediatricians (PD) and family physicians (FP) in the diagnosis and management of children with JRA.