title: Pediatric cardiac intensivists: are enough being trained?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine both the number of cardiac intensivists being trained by member institutions of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society and the perceived need for these professionals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Web-based survey of pediatric cardiac intensive care unit program directors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 54 directors completed the survey (41% response rate). Twelve pediatric cardiac critical care fellowship positions are offered each year among the responding Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society institutions in the United States and Canada-only six of the 12 positions were filled in the academic year 2002-2003. Cardiac intensivist recruitment was ongoing at 25 of the programs surveyed (46%). An additional 45 cardiac intensivists will be sought during the next 1-3 yrs and 36 during the subsequent 3- to 5-yr period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a discrepancy between the current and growing need for trained pediatric cardiac intensivists and the graduation rate of these professionals from teaching programs.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stromberg
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D020407:Internet; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce