From: A survey of current and past Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellows regarding training
Areas of training | 2000-2007 | Before 2000 | OR (95% CI) | p |
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Dealing with infectious diseases in | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Emergency medicine | 137/149 (92%) | 280/353 (79%) | 2.9 (1.6-5.7) | 0.0004 |
   Hematology | 142/151 (94%) | 314/357 (88%) | 2.1 (1.0-4.6) | 0.04 |
   Neurology | 145/151 (96%) | 316/357 (89%) | 3.0 (1.2-7.1) | 0.01 |
   Transplantation | 122/151 (81%) | 222/352 (63%) | 2.5 (1.6-3.9) | < 0.0001 |
   Urology | 119/149 (80%) | 247/355 (70%) | 1.7 (1.1-2.7) | 0.02 |
Epidemiology/Biostatistics | 98/151 (65%) | 172/355 (48%) | 2.0 (1.3-2.9) | 0.0009 |
Public health | 97/151 (64%) | 192/357 (54%) | 1.5 (1.0-2.3) | 0.03 |
Outpatient care (clinic) | 132/152 (87%) | 266/357 (75%) | 2.3 (1.3-3.8) | 0.002 |
Managing problems by telephone | 141/152 (93%) | 245/358 (68%) | 5.9 (3.1-11.3) | < 0.0001 |
Antibiotic utilization/control | 131/152 (86%) | 266/359 (74%) | 2.2 (1.3-3.7) | 0.002 |
Grant/manuscript writing | 116/151 (77%) | 230/359 (64%) | 1.9 (1.2-2.9) | 0.005 |
Practicing Evidence-Based medicine | 143/152 (94%) | 233/355 (66%) | 8.3 (4.1-16.9) | < 0.0001 |
Community resources for patient care | 96/149 (64%) | 165/357 (45%) | 2.1 (1.4-3.1) | 0.0002 |
Working with difficult patients/families | 124/152 (82%) | 242/357 (68%) | 2.1 (1.3-3.4) | 0.001 |
Medical ethics | 115/152 (76%) | 220/357 (62%) | 1.9 (1.2-3.0) | 0.002 |
Cost-effectiveness | 99/152 (65%) | 177/358 (49%) | 1.9 (1.3-2.8) | 0.001 |
Office management | 51/150 (34%) | 80/358 (22%) | 1.8 (1.2-2.7) | 0.008 |