Relatively low salaries in ID compared to other medical specialties in a world where cost of living is skyrocketing are an easy explanation for unmet needs of ID training programs to fill their positions. However, the interest in ID falling short of expectations may reflect that some features of the ID specialty are counter to select pervasive tendencies of modern culture, including i) slow uptake of innovation into daily routines of ID practioners, ii) the emphasis of clinical mastery of ID practioners in an environment of medical corporatization and increased focus on revenue generation, and iii) the fact that ID practice takes societal interests into consideration (eg. prevention of antibiotic resistance) in a world dominated by rights of individuals frequently at the expense of the common good. This article reflects on these possibilities in order to determine what steps can be taken to resurrect interest in our specialty.

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学员对传染病的兴趣逐渐减弱：医学是否会拖累守门员？

在生活成本飞涨的世界中，与其他医学专业相比，ID 的工资相对较低，这很容易解释为什么 ID 培训项目未能满足填补其职位的需求。然而，对 ID 的兴趣低于预期可能反映出 ID 专业的某些特征与现代文化的普遍趋势相反，包括 i）缓慢地将创新纳入 ID 从业者的日常工作中，ii）强调临床掌握医疗公司化环境中的身份识别从业者的数量和对创收的日益关注，以及 iii) 在一个以个人权利为主导的世界中，身份识别实践考虑到了社会利益（例如，防止抗生素耐药性），而这往往是以牺牲个人权利为代价的。共同利益。本文反思了这些可能性，以确定可以采取哪些步骤来恢复人们对我们专业的兴趣。