Ronald A R, Nicolle L E, Goldsand G, MacDonald N
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Rev Infect Dis. 1990 Sep-Oct;12(5):900-7. doi: 10.1093/clinids/12.5.900.
Infectious diseases is a relatively new subspecialty in Canada. During the past decade, however, important advances have been made. These include the formation of the Canadian Infectious Diseases Society and the development of the first Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons examinations in the subspecialty of infectious diseases. The majority of Canadians training for practice in the field of infectious diseases are now enrolled in programs in Canada. Despite predictions in the United States of an excess of physicians who specialize in infectious diseases, such a situation has not occurred in Canada. More physicians with training in infectious diseases will be required in Canada in the next decade to fill positions in patient care, microbiology (for individuals with both clinical and laboratory training), research, epidemiology and infection control, programs related to human immunodeficiency virus infections, geographic and international medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, and education and administration. In Canada, the extent to which infectious diseases physicians are involved in these areas varies from that in the United States. This review suggests a continued need for physicians with appropriate training in infectious diseases.
传染病学在加拿大是一个相对较新的亚专业。然而，在过去十年中已经取得了重要进展。这些进展包括加拿大传染病协会的成立以及皇家内科医师和外科医师学院首次开展传染病亚专业考试。现在，大多数在加拿大接受传染病领域执业培训的人都参加了加拿大的项目。尽管在美国预计会出现传染病专科医生过剩的情况，但在加拿大并未出现这种情况。在未来十年，加拿大将需要更多接受过传染病培训的医生，以填补患者护理、微生物学（针对具有临床和实验室培训背景的人员）、研究、流行病学和感染控制、与人类免疫缺陷病毒感染相关的项目、地理和国际医学、制药行业以及教育和管理等领域的职位空缺。在加拿大，传染病医生参与这些领域的程度与美国有所不同。这篇综述表明，持续需要有适当传染病培训的医生。
