Issues affecting specialty career paths in dermatology.
As the field of medicine changes, physicians deal with ever-increasing challenges and pressures. An overview of broad career paths within the specialty of dermatology is presented and important issues affecting these subspecialty tracks are discussed. These issues include increasing regulatory controls, the medical liability crisis, competitive forces, corporate and global outsourcing threats, managed care, and reimbursement.
Leonard
Aimee L
AL
New England Dermatology and Laser Center, Springfield, MA 01107, USA. aleonard100@yahoo.com
Hanke
C William
CW
Bechtel
Mark A
MA
Brownell
Isaac
I
Buckel
Larry J
LJ
Hurwitz
Robert M
RM
Hsiung
Sherry H
SH
Paller
Amy S
AS
Turchan
Kirsten
K
D002321:Career Choice; D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D004465:Economic Competition; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D020399:Practice Management; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013044:Specialty Boards; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce