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November 2009

Top Pediatric Subspecialty Shortages

The nation's children's hospitals and medical groups are continuing to experience a shortage in some key pediatric subspecialties with most recruiting in more than one subspecialty area. Our recent recruitment requests and a review of job openings nationwide indicate that the top pediatric subspecialties currently being recruited are:

  • Critical Care
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hospitalist Medicine
  • Neonatology
  • Neurology
  • Surgery

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Top 10 Tips for Maximizing Candidate Telephone Interviews

After receiving curriculum vitae or resumé responses to an open position and selecting your top candidates, the next step is to conduct telephone interviews. Here are 10 tips for maximizing telephone interviews:

  1. Define your goals ahead of time. Make a list of criteria for the position and use the list to prepare your telephone questions. This will help you evaluate if the candidate meets your hiring goals and it will ensure that each candidate is fairly assessed.

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In the next issue of Passion 4 Pediatrics, we'll discuss maximizing Pediatric Radiology recruitment and the Top 10 Questions to Ask During a Site Visit.

Compensation Corner

2009 Mean Compensation for
Pediatric Surgeons
(based on 2008 data)


Group Practice: $475,000

Academic Practice
Assistant Professor: $350,000
Associate Professor: $410,000
Professor: $420,000