Table 2 Differences in satisfaction (score ≥ 4) among Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialists who completed their training between 2000-2007 versus those who completed their training before 2000

Dealing with infectious

diseases in

   Emergency medicine

280/353 (79%)

2.9 (1.6-5.7)

0.0004

   Hematology

314/357 (88%)

2.1 (1.0-4.6)

0.04

   Neurology

316/357 (89%)

3.0 (1.2-7.1)

0.01

   Transplantation

222/352 (63%)

2.5 (1.6-3.9)

< 0.0001

   Urology

247/355 (70%)

1.7 (1.1-2.7)

0.02

Epidemiology/Biostatistics

172/355 (48%)

2.0 (1.3-2.9)

0.0009

Public health

192/357 (54%)

1.5 (1.0-2.3)

0.03

Outpatient care (clinic)

266/357 (75%)

2.3 (1.3-3.8)

0.002

Managing problems by telephone

245/358 (68%)

5.9 (3.1-11.3)

< 0.0001

Antibiotic utilization/control

266/359 (74%)

2.2 (1.3-3.7)

0.002

Grant/manuscript writing

230/359 (64%)

1.9 (1.2-2.9)

0.005

Practicing Evidence-Based medicine

233/355 (66%)

8.3 (4.1-16.9)

< 0.0001

Community resources for patient care

165/357 (45%)

2.1 (1.4-3.1)

0.0002

Working with difficult patients/families

242/357 (68%)

2.1 (1.3-3.4)

0.001

Medical ethics

220/357 (62%)

1.9 (1.2-3.0)

0.002

Cost-effectiveness

177/358 (49%)

1.9 (1.3-2.8)

0.001

Office management

80/358 (22%)

1.8 (1.2-2.7)

0.008