The Growing Demand for Pulmonologists
What is causing higher demand for Pulmonologists? Pulmonologists are in higher demand now more than ever due to aging patients and the continued rise of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), which afflicts over 11 million Americans. Despite an average yearly salary of about $312,000, Internal Medicine residency graduates have previously favored Gastroenterology and Cardiology over …