Timmons Charles F, Black-Schaffer W Stephen, Naritoku Wesley Y, Powell Suzanne Z, Johnson Kristen A, Brissette Mark D, Childs John M, Conran Richard M, Dixon Lisa R, George Melissa R, Gratzinger Dita, McCloskey Cindy B, Prieto Victor G, Roberts Cory A, Rojiani Amyn M, Shyu Irene, Hoffman Robert D
The Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health, Dallas, TX, USA.
MGH Pathology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Acad Pathol. 2020 Feb 6;7:2374289520901833. doi: 10.1177/2374289520901833. eCollection 2020 Jan-Dec.
The pathologist workforce in the United States is a topic of interest to the health-care community as a whole and to institutions responsible for the training of new pathologists in particular. Although a pathologist shortage has been projected, there has been a pervasive belief by medical students and their advisors that there are "no jobs in pathology." In 2013 and again in 2017, the Program Directors Section of the Association of Pathology Chairs conducted surveys asking pathology residency directors to report the employment status of each of their residents graduating in the previous 5 years. The 2013 Program Directors Section survey indicated that 92% of those graduating in 2010 had obtained employment within 3 years, and 94% of residents graduating in 2008 obtained employment within 5 years. The 2017 survey indicated that 96% of those graduating in 2014 had obtained employment in 3 years, and 97% of residents graduating in 2012 obtained positions within 5 years. These findings are consistent with residents doing 1 or 2 years of fellowship before obtaining employment. Stratification of the data by regions of the country or by the size of the residency programs does not show large differences. The data also indicate a high percentage of employment for graduates of pathology residency programs and a stable job market over the years covered by the surveys.
美国病理学家队伍是整个医疗保健界，尤其是负责培训新病理学家的机构感兴趣的话题。尽管预计会出现病理学家短缺，但医学生及其导师普遍认为“病理学没有工作机会”。2013年以及2017年，病理学主席协会项目主任分会进行了调查，要求病理学住院医师培训项目主任报告他们在前5年毕业的每位住院医师的就业状况。2013年项目主任分会的调查显示，2010年毕业的人员中有92%在3年内获得了工作，2008年毕业的住院医师中有94%在5年内获得了工作。2017年的调查显示，2014年毕业的人员中有96%在3年内获得了工作，2012年毕业的住院医师中有97%在5年内获得了职位。这些发现与住院医师在就业前进行1或2年的专科培训相一致。按美国地区或住院医师培训项目规模对数据进行分层，未显示出较大差异。数据还表明，在调查涵盖的这些年里，病理学住院医师培训项目毕业生的就业率很高，就业市场稳定。
