title: Findings of the 1998 Infectious Diseases Society of America membership survey.
abstract: The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) conducted a survey in 1998 to characterize its membership and to determine their needs. The response rate was 39%. Although only 23% of the respondents spent most of their time in the field of teaching and research, 62% of the respondents listed an academic institution as their primary employer. According to survey results, 17% of respondents indicated that care of HIV-infected patients comprised one-half or more of their practices. Respondents noted shortcomings in their training as a result of recent changes in the clinical practice arena and the health care system; more than one-fourth of the respondents identified deficits in their preparation for administration, infection control, pharmacoeconomics, quality assurance, transplantation, and outcomes research. This survey discloses that the IDSA membership perceives a need for changes in IDSA-sponsored fellowship training programs and graduate educational activities.
authors.affiliation: Hoosier Infectious Diseases, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Slama
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sexton
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ingram
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Petrak
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005791:Patient Care; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012106:Research; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D016526:Workload