Mapping Proximity to Infectious Disease Physicians Across the United States.
NRMP match
geographic access
health equity
physician shortage
rural infectious disease
Journal
Open forum infectious diseases
ISSN: 2328-8957
Titre abrégé: Open Forum Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101637045
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2024
May 2024
Historique:
received:
27
02
2024
accepted:
16
04
2024
medline:
13
5
2024
pubmed:
13
5
2024
entrez:
13
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Enduring shortages of infectious disease physicians across the United States continue despite efforts to mitigate the problem. The recent fellowship match results underscore the difficulty in rectifying that shortage. Our report sheds light on the current geographic distribution of US infectious disease physicians and highlights the challenges faced by rural communities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38737425
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae208
pii: ofae208
pmc: PMC11088353
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
ofae208Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: no reported conflicts.