The Incubator #386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - The section on neonatal perinatal medicine: the hope for neonatology
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Dec 8, 2025 Dr. Clara Song addresses the urgent workforce challenges in neonatology as many practitioners approach retirement age. Innovations include a staffing toolkit and a new website to compare payer rates aimed at improving compensation. Concerns arise from rising productivity coupled with declining pay, particularly in light of changing gender demographics. The conversation also highlights new strategies for attracting trainees, such as shortened residency programs and engaging students earlier in their career paths.
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Aging Workforce And Static Applicant Pool
- Neonatology faces a looming workforce shortfall as average neonatologist age sits in the early 50s.
- Fellowship positions have increased but applicant numbers remain stable, risking unmet staffing needs.
Use The Section Staffing Toolkit
- Use the Section's staffing toolkit to standardize scheduling, vacations, nights, and weekend coverage.
- The toolkit offers pragmatic templates divisions can adapt to improve sustainability.
Productivity Up While Pay Down
- Neonatologists show very high productivity while overall compensation has declined in recent years.
- This divergence threatens workforce sustainability and demands attention to payment structures.