Peds in the future

[directdoc]

So I saw the thread about which specialties will have a higher demand in the future and was wondering about peds.

What do you guys think the future of general peds and specialty peds will look like in say 15 years?

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[ZekeMD]

So I saw the thread about which specialties will have a higher demand in the future and was wondering about peds.

What do you guys think the future of general peds and specialty peds will look like in say 15 years?

As long as people keep having babies....peds will be around. nuff said.

 

[boyerhope]

pediatrics could be handled by Nurse Practitioners, in fact , many parents prefer Peds NPs over Pediatricians.

The starting salary of a Gen Peds In NY is 70-80 grant
Peds EM 120 - 140 grant
PICU 120 grant
Peds Cardiology: !30-150 grant
As a matter of fact, many Peds GI and Cards supplement their income by taking extra shifts in ED or Utilization management

 

[boyerhope]

Pediatricians are considered timid and not so smart, any reasons

 

[Mutterkuchen]

The starting salary of a Gen Peds In NY is 70-80 grant

It's "grand" not "grant"

And parents do not prefer NP. They may tolerate them, but nearly all parents prefer doctors.

 

[TexasRose]

So I saw the thread about which specialties will have a higher demand in the future and was wondering about peds.

What do you guys think the future of general peds and specialty peds will look like in say 15 years?

It's very hard to make projections like this. There are some projections out there, put out by the AAP I believe. I can try and find the resource for you if you like.

The fact of the matter is, there will always be a need for general practice physicians. There's always some doomsayer claiming that NP's or PA's will take over the jobs. *shrug* Who can really say for sure?

If you're asking because you're wondering whether or not it's a good field to go into, then rest assured. Pediatricians are never going to go hungry.

Oh, and ignore the trolling.

 

[boyerhope]

Thanks for the correction,

Just think, while your IM colleagues who owns his practice, takes hoem 700 grands after Overhead cost, you have to be content with 150 grand, that too if you are extremely lucky. I know n internist in Texas who billed 3 mill last year (with an NP and PA as ancillairy staff), but he ran a house call practice.

the residents who are doing a second residency, most of them are pediatricians!

 

[paqdaddy]

you can use that large internal med. salary to learn proper english.

 

[fancypants]

Permission to feed the troll, please. I know it's wrong, but it'll feel so, so good.

 

[14022]

The future of peds is dismal since global warming and trans fats cause sterility, so no children will be born in 2011. It's an incovenient truth.

 

[fancypants]

scholes, that actually sounds like it'll be a pretty convenient truth.

in fact , many parents prefer Peds NPs over Pediatricians.

In the same study, it was found that most parents think I'm better looking than Jessica Alba. Man, I love that study.

Pediatricians are considered timid and not so smart, any reasons

Excessive exposure to baby vomit?

Just think, while your IM colleagues who owns his practice, takes hoem 700 grands after Overhead cost, you have to be content with 150 grand, that too if you are extremely lucky.

I think your numbers are a little off. The average IM salary is actually 34,000,000 gevinty kazillion dollars (not including perks like a free bunny at the end of each month).

 

[oldbearprofessor]

Feeding the trolls is not a child approved activity so, since the OP asked a question that clearly none of us know the answer to beyond what has already been posted, I think we'll close this thread.

For the OP: The AAP website has a lot of good career information. In general, the job outlook for pedi is good. There is, as there has been, an excess of general pediatricians in SOME cities and a shortage in many other cities and towns. However, even in the biggest cities, attrition and growth are leading to new opportunities - especially if one looks to the areas of the country that are rapidly increasing in population.

In general, there is a shortage of almost all pedi subspecialties, especially the "less traveled" ones such as rheum, endo, renal. Some of the specialties are more limited to bigger cities, others less so or at least one can live a comfortable distance away from a big city if you choose to make a bit of a commute. Most prognosticators expect a shortage of pedi specialists for a long period of time.