title: The Current State of Pediatric Sports Medicine: A Workforce Analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Pediatric sports medicine is an evolving pediatric subspecialty. No workforce data currently exists describing the current state of pediatric sports medicine. The goal of this survey is to contribute information to the practicing pediatric sports medicine specialist, employers and other stakeholders regarding the current state of pediatric sports medicine.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Workforce Survey was conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Division of Workforce and Medical Education Policy (WMEP) and included a 44-item standard questionnaire online addressing training, clinical practice and demographic characteristics as well as the 24-item AAP Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness (COSMF) questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize all survey responses. Bivariate relationships were tested for statistical significance using Chi square.
  
  
  RESULTS
  145 surveys were returned, which represented a 52.7% response rate for eligible COSMF members and board certified non-council responders. The most common site of employment among respondents was university-based clinics. The respondents board certified in sports medicine were significantly more likely to perform fracture management, casting and splinting, neuropsychological testing and injections compared to those not board certified in sports medicine. A large proportion of respondents held an academic/medical school appointment. Increases were noted in both patient volume and the complexity of the injuries the specialists were treating.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This pediatric sports medicine workforce study provides previously unappreciated insight into practice arrangements, weekly duties, procedures, number of patients seen, referral patterns, and potential future trends of the pediatric sports medicine specialist.
authors.affiliation: a Pediatric Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics , University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado , Aurora , CO , USA.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Engelman
authors.affiliation: b Private Pediatrics and Sports Medicine Specialty Practice , Anaheim Hills , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koutures
authors.affiliation: a Pediatric Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics , University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado , Aurora , CO , USA.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Provance
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000639:trends*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Sports medicine; health manpower; orthopedics; pediatrics