Objective

To ascertain the prevalence of culturally native Spanish-speaking child neurologists in the United States. Methods: Prevalence statistics regarding demographic and work profile were applied to data obtained from a cross-sectional electronic survey of Child Neurology Society (CNS) members. Results: Demographics of the 135 respondents were comparable to a similar CNS survey except for ethnicity as shown in Table 1. Fifty- three percent were male and 24% were over age 60. Approximately a quarter were represented each from East, South, Midwest, and Western US. 42% self-identified as Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino. 62% spoke English as their primary language and 39% spoke Spanish as their primary language. Two-thirds graduated from a US medical school, 51% practice general neurology, and epilepsy was the most common subspecialty (18%). Two-thirds of respondents practice at a major teaching hospital, and 93% hold university academic appointments. 79% are AAN members. 76% did not have medical student debt at the time of the survey. 29% report signs consistent with burnout. 87% would choose Child Neurology again and 96% would recommend Child Neurology to a medical student. Conclusion: 40% of survey respondents self-identified as Hispanic, Latino or Spanish and spoke Spanish as the primary language and the majority practice in Academic Medicine. Nearly a third of those in the current survey identify burnout symptoms. Consideration of distinctive language and cultural characteristics across the US may lead to provision of a more patient-centered and equitable care.

中文翻译：

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美国讲西班牙语的儿童神经科医生的专业和人口概况

客观的

确定美国以西班牙语为母语的儿童神经科医生的流行情况。方法：将有关人口统计和工作概况的流行统计数据应用于从儿童神经病学会 (CNS) 成员的横断面电子调查中获得的数据。结果：135 名受访者的人口统计数据与类似的 CNS 调查相当，但种族如表 1 所示。53% 为男性，24% 为 60 岁以上。大约四分之一来自东部、南部、中西部和西部我们。42% 的人自称是西班牙人、西班牙裔或拉丁裔。62% 的人以英语为主要语言，39% 的人以西班牙语为主要语言。三分之二的人毕业于美国医学院，51% 从事普通神经病学，癫痫是最常见的亚专业 (18%)。三分之二的受访者在一家大型教学医院执业，93% 的人拥有大学学术职位。79% 是 AAN 成员。76% 在调查时没有医学生债务。29% 的人报告与倦怠一致的迹象。结论： 40% 的调查受访者自我认定为西班牙裔、拉丁裔或西班牙裔，并以西班牙语为主要语言，并在学术医学领域占多数。在当前调查中，近三分之一的人发现了倦怠症状。考虑到美国各地独特的语言和文化特征可能会导致提供更加以患者为中心和公平的护理。