title: NHLBI training workshop report: The vanishing pediatric pulmonary investigator and recommendations for recovery.
abstract: The adequacy of the pipeline of advanced pulmonary fellows to supply appropriately trained and committed researchers to enter academic careers was the major topic of a recently held National Heart Lung and Blood Institute NHLBI Workshop: Respiratory Medicine-Related Research Training for Adult and Pediatric Fellows. The special challenges and opportunities for the academic pediatric pulmonary trainee were discussed as part of this workshop and are discussed as a companion paper to the report by the full workshop. Surveys were conducted of pediatric chairs of academic departments and pediatric pulmonary training directors in the United States to examine the current status and opportunities for the pediatric pulmonary trainee. Strategies for recruitment and retention of talented young trainees and junior faculty are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ferkol
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zeitlin
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abman
authors.forename: Carol J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Blaisdell
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: O'Brodovich
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000193:education*; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce