Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PD)

Specialty Description

Accredited Programs
83
Length of Training
2
Programs Requiring Step 1
12%
Avg PGY-1 Salary
--
Avg Hours / Week
48 Hours
Avg Vacation Days
21 Days

Specialty Overview

Pediatric hospital medicine delivers comprehensive medical care to hospitalized children. In addition to core expertise managing the clinical problems of acutely ill, hospitalized patients, pediatric hospitalists work to enhance the performance of hospitals and health care systems through teaching, scholarly activity, quality/process improvement, efficient health care resource utilization, and leadership.

Data reflects averages reported for the 2024 academic year.