Achieving Gender Equity in Physician Compensation and Career Advancement: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-15-2018
Abstract
Women comprise more than one third of the active physician workforce, an estimated 46% of all physicians-in-training, and more than half of all medical students in the United States. Although progress has been made toward gender diversity in the physician workforce, disparities in compensation exist and inequities have contributed to a disproportionately low number of female physicians achieving academic advancement and serving in leadership positions. Women in medicine face other challenges, including a lack of mentors, discrimination, gender bias, cultural environment of the workplace, imposter syndrome, and the need for better work-life integration. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians summarizes the unique challenges female physicians face over the course of their careers and provides recommendations to improve gender equity and ensure that the full potential of female physicians is realized.
Volume
168
Issue
10
First Page
721
Last Page
723
ISSN
1539-3704
Published In/Presented At
Butkus, R., Serchen, J., Moyer, D. V., Bornstein, S. S., Hingle, S. T., Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians, Kane, G. C., Carney, J. K., Gantzer, H. E., Henry, T. L., Lenchus, J. D., Li, J. M., McCandless, B. M., Nalitt, B. R., Viswanathan, L., Murphy, C. J., Azah, A., & Marks, L. (2018). Achieving Gender Equity in Physician Compensation and Career Advancement: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians. Annals of internal medicine, 168(10), 721–723. https://doi.org/10.7326/M17-3438
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
29710100
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article