title: Issues affecting specialty career paths in dermatology.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: New England Dermatology and Laser Center, Springfield, MA 01107, USA. aleonard100@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aimee L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: C William
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hanke
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bechtel
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brownell
authors.forename: Larry J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Buckel
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hurwitz
authors.forename: Sherry H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hsiung
authors.forename: Amy S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Paller
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Turchan
mesh_terms: 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