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The United States is experiencing a dire shortage of infectious disease specialists, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), a medical association based in Arlington, Virginia.
“Infectious disease (ID) physicians have repeatedly demonstrated their importance during critical worldwide crises, such as with HIV/AIDS, the COVID-19 pandemic and Mpox (previously Monkeypox),” Dr. Cindy Whitener told Fox News Digital.
Whitener is chief of the division of infectious diseases at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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“During their daily work, ID physicians prevent deaths in patients with antibiotic-resistant organisms and avert outbreaks in hospitals” — to name “just a couple of examples of their value,” she also said.
But the next generation of doctors is not showing a strong interest in the field — leading to concern among many.
Just slightly over half of adult infectious disease training programs were filled in the most recent recruitment cycle, according to data.
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Although plenty of other specialty slots were filled in the most recent recruitment cycle, just over half of adult infectious disease training programs were filled, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
“When the results of the ‘match’ are released to programs and applicants on ‘Match Day,’ the NRMP also provides a list of unmatched applicants to the programs that did not fill, as well as a list of unfilled programs to the applicants who did not match,” Jeanette L. Calli, chief of match operations at the National Resident Matching Program in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital.
There is a concerning shortage of infectious disease doctors projected over the next 10 years — mostly in rural areas.
“It is the up to the applicants and programs to reach out to each other to fill the remaining…
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