Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Korean Med Sci. 2020 Dec 21;35(49):e428. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e428.
This study aimed to evaluate the infectious disease (ID) physician workforce in Korea. We investigated the acquisition of ID physicians from 1992 to 2019 with their current working place in the Health Care System. We defined ID physicians working at general or tertiary-care hospitals as active ID physicians. A total 275 physicians acquired ID as a sub-specialty. Among the 275, 242 were active ID physicians. The density of active ID physicians was 0.47 per 100,000 population. Of all the 17 administrative districts, 11 (64.7%) fell short of 0.47, and 131 medical institutions employed the service of ID physicians. The median number of beds per adult ID physician was 372 (interquartile range, 280-507). It is essential to secure human resources to respond to emerging infectious diseases and perform the inherent work of ID physicians.
本研究旨在评估韩国的传染病（ID）医师劳动力。我们调查了 1992 年至 2019 年期间 ID 医师的获得情况及其在医疗保健系统中的当前工作地点。我们将在综合或三级保健医院工作的 ID 医师定义为活跃的 ID 医师。共有 275 名医生获得了 ID 作为亚专业。在这 275 名医生中，242 名是活跃的 ID 医生。活跃的 ID 医生的密度为每 100,000 人 0.47 人。在所有 17 个行政区域中，有 11 个（64.7%）低于 0.47，有 131 家医疗机构提供 ID 医师服务。每位成人 ID 医生的平均床位数为 372 张（四分位间距，280-507）。为应对新发传染病和开展 ID 医师固有工作，确保人力资源至关重要。
