TABLE 1.
Evaluation of residency training versus predicted need
| Discipline | Residents in training | Projected subspecialty needs* |
|---|---|---|
| Adolescent medicine | 4 | 9 |
| Allergy-immunology | 9 | 14 |
| Cardiology | 20 | 14 |
| Critical care | 16 | 9 |
| Developmental paediatrics | 8 | 19 |
| Emergency medicine | 22 | 18 |
| Endocrinology | 9 | 14 |
| Gastroenterology | 10 | 20 |
| Genetics and metabolic | 30 | 19 |
| Hematology-oncology | 26 | 25 |
| Infectious diseases | 11 | 19 |
| Neonatology | 17 | 44 |
| Nephrology | 15 | 6 |
| Neurology | 38 | 21 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7 | 10 |
| Rheumatology | 9 | 10 |
Data presented as n.
*
Number of physicians needed in these areas based on the current capacity and projected faculty retirements