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Home Research Research Library The Gender Wage Gap Among Early-Career Family Physicians The Gender Wage Gap Among Early-Career Family Physicians 2024 Author(s) Sanders, Kaplan, Jabbarpour, Yalda, Phillips, Julie P, Fleischer, Sarah E, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction), and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Methods: We used data from the 2017 to 2020 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) National Graduate Survey (NGS) which is administered to family physicians 3 years after residency (n ¼ 8608; response rate ¼ 63.9%, 56.2% female). The survey collects clinical income and practice patterns. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed, which included variables on hours worked, degree type, principal professional activity, rural/urban, and region. Results: Although early-career family physician incomes averaged $225,278, female respondents reported incomes that were $43,566 (17%) lower than those of male respondents (P ¼ .001). Generally, female respondents tended toward lower-earning principal professional activities and US regions; worked fewer hours (2.9 per week); and tended to work more frequently in urban settings. However, in adjusted models, this gap in income only fell to $31,804 (13% lower than male respondents, P ¼ .001). Conclusion: Even after controlling for measurable factors such as hours worked, degree type, principal professional activity, population density, and region, a significant wage gap persists. Interventions should be taken to eliminate gender bias in wage determinations for family physicians. ( J Am Board Fam Med 2024;37:270–278.) ABFM Research Read all 2018 Burnout in Young Family Physicians: Variation Across States Go to Burnout in Young Family Physicians: Variation Across States 2020 Rural Workforce Years: Quantifying the Rural Workforce Contribution of Family Medicine Residency Graduates Go to Rural Workforce Years: Quantifying the Rural Workforce Contribution of Family Medicine Residency Graduates 2022 Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars Go to Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars 2014 Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries Go to Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries
Author(s) Sanders, Kaplan, Jabbarpour, Yalda, Phillips, Julie P, Fleischer, Sarah E, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction), and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2018 Burnout in Young Family Physicians: Variation Across States Go to Burnout in Young Family Physicians: Variation Across States 2020 Rural Workforce Years: Quantifying the Rural Workforce Contribution of Family Medicine Residency Graduates Go to Rural Workforce Years: Quantifying the Rural Workforce Contribution of Family Medicine Residency Graduates 2022 Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars Go to Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars 2014 Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries Go to Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries
2018 Burnout in Young Family Physicians: Variation Across States Go to Burnout in Young Family Physicians: Variation Across States
2020 Rural Workforce Years: Quantifying the Rural Workforce Contribution of Family Medicine Residency Graduates Go to Rural Workforce Years: Quantifying the Rural Workforce Contribution of Family Medicine Residency Graduates
2022 Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars Go to Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars
2014 Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries Go to Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries