This issue of JAMA Pediatrics features 2 articles^1,2 addressing the diminishing workforce of pediatric physician-scientists and the worrisome state of the federally funded pediatric research portfolio in the United States, challenging fewer pediatric researchers to do more with less. The article by Good et al¹ suggests that the pool of qualified physician-scientists in pediatrics is decreasing. They raise concerns that a small group of research-intensive universities are home to the vast majority of National Institutes of Health (NIH)–funded pediatric scientists (15 institutions supported 63% of R01-equivalent grants) and that most funded investigators are full professors (or hold other senior leadership roles), suggesting that pediatric physician-scientists reflect an aging workforce.

本期《美国医学会杂志》（JAMA）儿科学刊载2条[ ^{1,2] ，以}解决儿科医师科学家的劳动力减少以及美国联邦资助的儿科研究组合令人担忧的状况，这挑战了更少的儿科研究者以更少的钱做更多的事。Good等人的文章¹这表明，儿科合格的医师科学家队伍正在减少。他们担心一小部分研究型大学是美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）资助的绝大多数儿科科学家的所在地（15个机构支持了R01等效拨款的63％），而且大多数资助的研究人员都是正教授（或担任其他高级领导职务），表明儿科医师科学家反映了劳动力队伍的老龄化。