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Pediatric pain physician workforce: an assessment of supply and demand.
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Theriault CB, Burns T, Goldschneider K, Koka A, Logan D, Weisman SJ, Wilder RT, Windsor RB, Zempsky WTAbstract
Many youth with pain lack access to pediatric pain expertise. There is a critical shortage of pediatric pain physicians, due partly to a paucity of training programs in Pediatric Pain Medicine. Pain fellowships are Anesthesiology-based and there is no pathway to fellowship training or Pain Medicine board certification for pediatricians. This workforce assessment sought to examine the current state of Pediatric Pain Medicine in the United States and future interest in pursuing Pain Medicine among pediatricians.