Training of pediatricians in infectious diseases in France: survey among pediatricians enrolled in the French infectious diseases training program: Training of pediatricians in infectious diseases in France.

Abstract

The French infectious diseases (ID) program was accessible to all medical trainees enrolled in postgraduate training for other specialties until 2017, when it became an independent specialty. Therefore, the national ID training is no longer accessible to pediatricians, and a specific program for pediatric ID (PID) is under development. We conducted a survey among French pediatric trainees enrolled in the former ID training to assess their satisfaction and describe the barriers they may have faced during the training. A questionnaire was sent in October 2018 to all pediatricians enrolled in this curriculum. Among the 17 trainees who replied, almost half (8/17) described the ID training as being hardly accessible to pediatricians, and six reported difficulties in finding a mandatory one-year position in an ID department to complete their training. Future training in PID should address these issues.