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Home Research Research Library Lifetime Impact of the Gender Wage Gap in Family Medicine Lifetime Impact of the Gender Wage Gap in Family Medicine 2025 Author(s) Sanders, Kaplan, Jabbarpour, Yalda, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The gender wage gap in early-career family medicine results in female physicians earning nearly $32,000 less annually than their male counterparts, with significant lifetime financial impacts. Modeling this disparity over a 25-, 30-, and 35-year career reveals that, without interventions, female physicians could accumulate $2.0 to $4.4 million less than male physicians, underscoring the need for systemic changes to address gender-based pay inequities in the medical profession. ABFM Research Read all 2015 A Family Medicine Health Technology Strategy for Achieving the Triple Aim for US Health Care Go to A Family Medicine Health Technology Strategy for Achieving the Triple Aim for US Health Care 2021 FROM ABFM: IMPLEMENTING A NATIONAL VISION FOR HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE: NEXT STEPS Go to FROM ABFM: IMPLEMENTING A NATIONAL VISION FOR HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE: NEXT STEPS 1990 Prenatal care–a serious national dilemma Go to Prenatal care–a serious national dilemma 2023 Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees Go to Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees
Author(s) Sanders, Kaplan, Jabbarpour, Yalda, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2015 A Family Medicine Health Technology Strategy for Achieving the Triple Aim for US Health Care Go to A Family Medicine Health Technology Strategy for Achieving the Triple Aim for US Health Care 2021 FROM ABFM: IMPLEMENTING A NATIONAL VISION FOR HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE: NEXT STEPS Go to FROM ABFM: IMPLEMENTING A NATIONAL VISION FOR HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE: NEXT STEPS 1990 Prenatal care–a serious national dilemma Go to Prenatal care–a serious national dilemma 2023 Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees Go to Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees
2015 A Family Medicine Health Technology Strategy for Achieving the Triple Aim for US Health Care Go to A Family Medicine Health Technology Strategy for Achieving the Triple Aim for US Health Care
2021 FROM ABFM: IMPLEMENTING A NATIONAL VISION FOR HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE: NEXT STEPS Go to FROM ABFM: IMPLEMENTING A NATIONAL VISION FOR HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE: NEXT STEPS
2023 Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees Go to Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees
