title: Carving a niche: the general academic pediatrician as consultant. Part II: Academic, financial, and educational concerns.
abstract: The General Academic Pediatrician (GAP) may act as a consultant to both primary care pediatricians and tertiary care subspecialists. The authors surveyed a consultation service staffed by three GAP's in a tertiary care children's hospital. The service was financially successful and generated new sources of referrals for its parent institution. The increasing complexity of the role of a GAP within a department of pediatrics in regards to clinical, teaching, and research activities is explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Listernick
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tanz
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago; D003253:Consultants; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000191:economics*