Academic internal medicine hospitalists produce about 10 percent fewer encounters than their non-academic counterparts. However, non-academic internal medicine hospitalists make 27 percent more than academic internists. The average compensation for an academic internal medicine hospitalist in 2010 was $173,113, while salary and benefits averaged $220,144 for non-academic internal medicine hospitalists.
Academic pediatric hospitalists produced 50 percent more encounters than their non-academic counterparts. Average compensation for academic pediatric hospitalists in 2010 was $142,937, a 20 percent difference from non-academic pediatric hospitalists who earned $171,617 on average.
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