Opinion: The infectious disease doctor shortage threatens future pandemic preparedness

Physician and Rep. Raul Ruiz: The infectious disease doctor shortage threatens future pandemic preparedness The infectious disease doctor shortage threatens future pandemic preparedness, writes physician and Rep. Raul Ruiz. Torie Bosch STAT

... the Health Resources and Services Administration projects that by 2025, the United States will have fewer than 14,000 infectious disease physicians practicing, falling well short of the more than the 15,700 specialists needed to adequately serve our communities. This shortage, the administration says, will likely continue for the next decade. In fact, only about half of infectious disease training programs were filled in 2021, and the number of applicants for infectious disease fellowships dropped in 2023 from 2022.

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