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cord-345045-nlui9d6e	Zahn, Matthew	Infectious Diseases Physicians: Improving and Protecting the Public’s Health: Why Equitable Compensation Is Critical	2019-07-15		.txt	text/plain	3570	170	37	Unfortunately, much of this work is undercompensated despite the proven efficacy of public health interventions such as hospital acquired infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, disease surveillance, and outbreak response. Here, we examine compensation data for ID physicians compared to their value in population and public health settings and suggest policy recommendations to address the pay disparities that exist between cognitive and procedural specialties that prevent more medical students and residents from entering the field. In 2015, 8515 ID physicians were practicing in the United States [5] , often combining clinical care with work as educators, epidemiologists, public health leaders, antimicrobial stewardship or infection prevention and control directors, researchers, administrators, and policymakers. Further, the work of ID physicians provides broader public protection against infectious threats through community and healthcare facility-based infection control and prevention activities, surveillance, outbreak response, and other public health activities.	./cache/cord-345045-nlui9d6e.txt	./txt/cord-345045-nlui9d6e.txt