Published online April 3, 2006
PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 4 April 2006, pp. 1122-1130 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-0401)
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Pediatric Hospitalists: Report of a Leadership Conference

Patricia S. Lye, MDa, Daniel A. Rauch, MDb, Mary C. Ottolini, MD, MPHc, Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPHd,e, Vincent W. Chiang, MDd,e, Rajendu Srivastava, MD, MPHf, Sharon Muret-Wagstaff, PhD, MPAd,e and Stephen Ludwig, MDg

a Department of Pediatrics, Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
b Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
c Hospitalist Division, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
d Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
e Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
f Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
g Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

OBJECTIVES. To summarize a meeting of academic pediatric hospitalists and to describe the current state of the field.

METHODS. The Ambulatory Pediatric Association sponsored a meeting for academic pediatric hospitalists in November 2003. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and to define roles of academic pediatric hospitalists, including their roles as clinicians, educators, and researchers, and to discuss organizational issues and unique hospitalist issues within general academic pediatrics. Workshops were held in the areas of organization and administration, academic life, research, and education. A literature review was also conducted in the areas discussed.

RESULTS. More than 130 physicians attended. Thirteen workshops were held, and all information was summarized in large-group sessions for all attendees.

CONCLUSIONS. Pediatric hospital medicine is a rapidly growing field, with an estimated 800 to 1000 pediatric hospitalists currently practicing. Initial work has defined the clinical environment and has begun to stake out a unique knowledge and skill set. The Pediatric Hospitalists in Academic Settings conference demonstrated the audience for additional development and the resources to move forward.

Key Words: hospitalist • pediatrics

Abbreviations: CME—continuing medical education • PRIS—Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings • ALOS—adjusted length of stay

Accepted Aug 18, 2005.


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