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To examine the evolution of pediatric hospital medicine and assess future workforce supply and demand through 2040 in relation to evolving child health needs.

February 1, 2024PEDIATRICS

Child Health Needs and the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Workforce: 2020–2040

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WHWade N. HarrisonUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill VMVineeta MittalChildren's Medical Center JOJennifer K. O’TooleCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Workforce analysis reveals rising demand alongside sustainability challenges for pediatric hospitalists through 2040, highlighting the need for strategic training and retention investments.

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To examine the evolution of pediatric hospital medicine and assess future workforce supply and demand through 2040 in relation to evolving child health needs.
Narrative synthesis and workforce review assessing historical subspecialty development, fellowship training pathways, and board certification trends since 2019.
Workforce forecasting based on child health needs, patient acuity trends, comanagement requirements, and hospital structural changes in the United States.
Demand for pediatric hospitalists is projected to grow substantially due to rising inpatient acuity and the expanding population of children with medical complexity requiring subspecialty comanagement.
Key workforce vulnerabilities include clinician burnout, changes in residency and fellowship training capacity, expanding non-clinical duties, and ongoing closures of community hospital pediatric inpatient units.

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Harrison et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbe6cef7e0c66ced836d3b https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063678m

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Workforce analysis reveals rising demand alongside sustainability challenges for pediatric hospitalists through 2040, highlighting the need for strategic training and retention investments.

Child Health Needs and the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Workforce: 2020–2040

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Child Health Needs and the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Workforce: 2020–2040

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