我国儿科医师缺乏的原因及对策

Causes and solutions for shortage of pediatricians in China

分析了我国当前儿科医师缺乏的主要原因，认为其与1998年国家教育部取消了全国医学院校儿科学专业；儿科因为专业原因经济收益小，许多医院取消儿科编制；儿科医师风险较大，晋升职称困难等有关系。建议尽快恢复医学院校儿科系招生；提高儿科医师待遇；淡化或取消儿科医师晋升职称对科研、论文、著作等方面的要求；鼓励社会资本参与儿童医院建设；推动儿科医师多点执业，增加优质儿科医疗服务提供；在全社会营造尊重儿科医师的氛围，从国家和医院两个层面探索儿科医师缺乏的治本之策等。

Shortage of pediatricians in China and its causes are analyzed, which is contributed to more causes than one. Namely, the cancellation of the pediatrics specialist education from medical schools by the Ministry of Education since 1998,cancellation of pediatrics as a discipline by hospitals for its poor rate of return, high career risks for the pediatricians, and career promotion difficuhies as well. The author suggested such solutions as resuming pediatrics as an independent department in medical schools, better pay,less academic demands on their publication of research papers as a rigid criterion for promotion, attraction of social investment, strengthening multi-site license practice to push up supply of high quality pediatricians, and raising social prestige of pediatricians. All the measures will help fill the gap of supply and demand of pediatricians by joint efforts by both the government and hospitals.