title: Meeting the Growing Need for Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians.
abstract: Disability in childhood is on the rise. In light of the national shortage of pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians to provide care for the growing population of children with disabilities, the field of pediatric rehabilitation medicine should consider allowing pediatric trainees into pediatric rehabilitation medicine fellowships. There are concerns about how best to train these fellows. This commentary discusses the issues and concludes that training opportunities should be developed to allow pediatricians to become pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: houtrow@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Houtrow
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Pruitt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine / Q000193:education*; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Fellowships and scholarships; Internship and residency; Pediatrics; Rehabilitation